The Peloponnesian War, fought between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BCE, severely weakened the Greek city-states, leading to their eventual downfall. The prolonged conflict drained resources, diminished military strength, and caused significant loss of life, fracturing alliances and sowing discord among the states. Additionally, the war left Greece vulnerable to external threats, particularly from Macedonia, ultimately paving the way for the rise of Philip II and the end of the classical Greek political landscape. This period of instability and fragmentation marked the decline of the city-state system that had defined ancient Greece.
Yes and also weakend financialy and military both Sparta and Athens.
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Because the Delian League lead by Athens was getting a lot of power and money and Sparta did not want Athens to take over greece
The Peloponnesian War ended the Golden Age of Greece and lead to the battling for the dominance between the city-states. Leadership of the Greek states first passed from Athens to Thebes and then to Macedonia.
It gave Athens the resources to adopt an expansionary and aggressive policy in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta was formed to counter this, and the inevitable result was war between the two blocs - a 27 year war which devastated Greece.
The two groups that fought in the peloponnesian war are Athenian Empire (Delian League), lead by Athens and Peloponnesian League, which is lead by Sparta eventually, Sparta won the war
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The temporary ascendancy of Sparta, then Thebes, then Macedonia.
Rivalry between the Athenian empire and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, culminating in Athens imposing a ruinous trade ban on the Peloponnesian city of Megara and refusing to rescind it.
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