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The actual trigger was Athens' ruinous trading ban on its neighbour Megara, which was a member of the Peloponnesian League headed by Sparta which was opposing Athenian expansionism.
The League asked Athens to rescind the ban, Athens refused and war broke out.
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Who did Athens war attack during the peloponnesian war?
Sparta .
Which rival Greek city-states fought the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies.
During the Peloponnesian War 431-404 bc did Athens or Sparta have allies with more land area?
Sparta had the largest area after it conquered the southern Peloponnese, while Athens had limited land in Attica, until it created an empire for 50 years of the GREEK cities in the eastern Aegean Sea littoral.
Who were the leaders of the peloponnesian war?
The generals on either side who changed during the course of the 27-yer war - scores of them.
Greek city-states formed a alliance under the leadership of Athens and Sparta during their conflict with who?
during the greeco-persian war...
Which army was bigger during the Peloponnesian War Sparta or Athens?
The Athenian empire was stronger at sea, the alliance led by Sparta was stronger on land.
Who did Athens war attack during the peloponnesian war?
Sparta .
How did the Sparta defeat the Athens?
During the Peloponnesian war.
Which rival Greek city-states fought the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies.
Did Sparta suffer from a plague during the war?
No, its opponent Athens did, brought on be its people being cooped up in Athens under siege by the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Was Sparta part of a bigger organization during the Peloponnesian War?
We call it the Peloponnesian War today because it was between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League, of which Sparta was a member and leader. At the time, they referred to it the war between Sparta and its allies and Athens and its allies.
Who was the main leader during the peloponnesian war?
Notably , the main leaders during the Peloponnesian Wars was Pericles leading Athens and Archidamus II of Sparta ~ See related link below .
During the Peloponnesian War 431-404 bc did Athens or Sparta have allies with more land area?
Sparta had the largest area after it conquered the southern Peloponnese, while Athens had limited land in Attica, until it created an empire for 50 years of the GREEK cities in the eastern Aegean Sea littoral.
How much power did athen actually have over Sparta in the peloponnesian war?
Athens was not in control of Sparta before, during or after the war. The only facet of its military that was stronger than Sparta's was the Athenian navy.
Who were the leaders of the peloponnesian war?
The generals on either side who changed during the course of the 27-yer war - scores of them.
Did Sparta believe in a strong navy?
When Athens used its navy to good effect during the 27-year Peloponnesian War, Sparta realised that it had to get the Peloponnesian league an equally strong nave to succeed. They took money from Persia to build a fleet which finally destroyed the Athenian navy and led to Athens' surrender.
Greek city-states formed a alliance under the leadership of Athens and Sparta during their conflict with who?
during the greeco-persian war...
