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Why did Sparta want to weaken Athens power in ancient Geece?
Athens had headed the Delian League which protected the eastern Greek cities from Persian dominance. When Persia withdrew, Athens turned the league into an empire, and used this power to interfere in the affairs of other Greek cities. This led the cities of the Peloponnesian League to appeal to Sparta to lead action to limit Athens' power. Athens refused compromise and a destructive 27 year war ensued, which the Athenians lost, and were stripped of their empire, reducing them to a second rate power which could no longer try to dominate Greece and live high on the proceeds.
What were the factors that led Athens and Sparta to weaken?
This sounds very much like an essay or homework question to me. Perhaps you should research it properly. There is a very good series on ancient Greece published by Routledge; I suggest you look at The Greek World 479-323 BC by Simon Hornblower, which I suspect covers the time you're looking at, though you didn't specify.
Who benefited from the power struggles of Athens Sparta and thebes?
The power struggles among Athens, Sparta, and Thebes primarily benefited smaller city-states, which often exploited the chaos to gain autonomy or power. Additionally, Persia capitalized on these conflicts by supporting rival factions to weaken the Greek city-states further, allowing them to maintain influence in the region. Ultimately, these struggles contributed to a fragmented Greece, creating opportunities for external powers and smaller entities to assert their interests.
What was the cause of the Peloponnesian war through an Athenian's view point?
The Athenian view was that Sparta was jealous of Athens' preeminence in the Hellenic world. The ultimate sticking point was Sparta's demand that Athens should withdraw the ruinous trade embargo against Megara, one of Sparta's allies. The Athenian viewpoint was that if they acceded to this, they would be effectively obeying Sparta's orders, and thereafter expect other orders to follow. Athens saw itself as strategically more powerful than the Spartan alliance, having the revenues from its empire to maintain its dominant naval power, and the ability to defend itself behind the city and long walls, with access to the sea to resupply itself. It saw no reason to accede to Spartan demands, which would also weaken and threaten its standing in its empire.
Who did Persia acttack in 400 bc?
In 400 BC, Persia attacked the Greek city-states, particularly targeting Athens and its allies. This conflict was part of the larger struggle known as the Corinthian War, where Persia supported various Greek factions to weaken the influence of Athens and Sparta. The Persian intervention aimed to regain control over the Greek cities and assert its dominance in the region.
How did the plague help the winner of the peloponnesian war?
It reduced Athens' military strength, which added to its later losses in Sicily and subsequent battles helped significantly weaken Athens fighting capabilities.
What happend to weaken Athens during the war?
During the Peloponnesian War, Athens faced several challenges that weakened it significantly. A devastating plague struck the city in 430 BCE, killing a large portion of its population, including influential leaders like Pericles. Additionally, prolonged military campaigns and resource depletion strained Athens' finances and morale. The eventual loss of key naval battles, coupled with the growing power of Sparta and its allies, further eroded Athenian strength, leading to their eventual defeat in 404 BCE.
What was the primary consequences when the peloponnesian war weaken the greek states?
The usual outcomes of war - loss of life, destruction of property, loss of productivity, starvation, pillage, leaving the whole Greek world weakened, setting the scene for more internal warm and intervention by first Persia and then Macedonia.
Why was Philip able to attack the Greek city-states?
Philip II of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, never conquered Greece. He brought the Greek states together, some by diplomacy and negotiations, others by force and united Greece under Macedonian Hegemony.As the eminent historian J. B. Bury writes:As the hegemony or first place among Greek states had passed successively from Athens to Sparta, and to Thebes, so now it passed to Macedon. The statement that Greek liberty perished on the plain of Chaeronea is as true or as false as that it perished on the field of Leuctra or the strand of the Goat's River. Whenever a Greek state became supreme, that supremacy entailed the depression of some states and the dependency or subjection of others. Athens was reduced to a secondary place by Macedon, and Thebes fared still worse; but we must not forget what Sparta, in the day of her triumph, did to Athens, or the more evil things which Thebes proposed.
Did the Greeks defeat of Persia weaken Athens?
Quite the reverse. Athens got together an anti-Persian league which it turned into an empire. The revenue from this allowed it to maintain its navy as the most powerful around. The surplus enabled the beautification of Athens and putting half its citizens on the public payroll.
Would Persia's size make Persia strong or weak after the war with Athens and Sparta?
Persia's vast size could be seen as both a strength and a weakness after the war with Athens and Sparta. On one hand, its large territory provided extensive resources and manpower, potentially allowing for recovery and continued influence. On the other hand, the challenges of managing such a sprawling empire, coupled with the financial strain from prolonged conflict, could weaken central control and make it vulnerable to internal dissent and external threats. Ultimately, the effectiveness of Persia's size in maintaining power would depend on its ability to effectively govern and mobilize its resources post-war.
What empire did Greece loose their independence to?
Greek independence did not weaken any empire in ancient Rome. The Romans annexed mainland Greece to their empire in 146 BC. There was no Greek independence because Greece became part of the Roman Empire.
