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    The Peloponnesian War began in 430 BCE between Athens and Sparta, with the Persian Empire supporting both sides to weaken Greece. Athens had advantages in its strong navy and fortified walls, while Sparta relied on its superior infantry forces. However, Athens suffered from a plague in 430 BCE and costly military expeditions. It eventually lost naval supremacy after its fleet was destroyed in 404 BCE, forcing Athens to surrender to Sparta and lose its democracy. The war exhausted both city-states and marked the end of Greece's golden age, leaving the region weakened.

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    The Peloponnesian War began in 430 BCE between Athens and Sparta, with the Persian Empire supporting both sides to weaken Greece. Athens had advantages in its strong navy and fortified walls, while Sparta relied on its superior infantry forces. However, Athens suffered from a plague in 430 BCE and costly military expeditions. It eventually lost naval supremacy after its fleet was destroyed in 404 BCE, forcing Athens to surrender to Sparta and lose its democracy. The war exhausted both city-states and marked the end of Greece's golden age, leaving the region weakened.

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    The Peloponnesian War began in 430 BCE between Athens and Sparta, with the Persian Empire supporting both sides to weaken Greece. Athens had advantages in its strong navy and fortified walls, while Sparta relied on its superior infantry forces. However, Athens suffered from a plague in 430 BCE and costly military expeditions. It eventually lost naval supremacy after its fleet was destroyed in 404 BCE, forcing Athens to surrender to Sparta and lose its democracy. The war exhausted both city-states and marked the end of Greece's golden age, leaving the region weakened.

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    THE PELOPONNESIAN

    WARS
    430 BCE
    Hostilities between Sparta and
    Athens reignite
    War begins
    Persian Empire plays both sides
    against each other
    Supplies money and ships
    A weak Greece is an easily invaded
    Greece
    Athens Advantages
    supreme navy which could
    supply food and necessities to Empire
    attack and blockade the coasts of the
    Peloponnesian League
    Athens walls
    well fortified, high on the acropolis
    long walls extend to port Piraeussupply
    line protected
    Athens Advantages
    Athens Leadership
    Pericles a great leader
    planned for siege
    stockpiled food
    had people take refuge behind walls
    Alcibiades a cunning leader
    lead Athens in a series of victories in
    latter half of war (410-406)
    Spartas Advantages
    supreme infantry could easily:
    invade Attica
    destroy the farms
    besiege Athens
    receives support from Persia
    supports rebellions in the Aegean
    gains the support of former Delian League
    members
    gains their money/ships, takes away from
    Athens
    Problems
    Plague in Athens 430 BCE
    1/3 of Athens dies, including great leader Pericles
    but Sparta stops attacking and returns homeafraid of the
    plague
    Athens gets involved in a war in Sicily 415 BCE
    Egesta asks for help
    Athenians assist with men and ships
    Athens loses 9000 hoplites and 25,000 sailors 413 BCE
    Athens allies abandon them and side with Sparta
    Athens loses allies and ships
    Empire lost and fleet reduced
    Final Battle
    Battle of Aegospotami 404 BCE
    Athens fleet completely destroyed
    no more ships to run supplies or protect
    Athens
    Athens completely vulnerable and
    starving
    Athens surrenders to Sparta
    Results
    Athen Loses
    empire
    fleet and naval supremacy
    walls
    status as greatest of the city-states
    democracy
    Sparta rules by 30 Tyrants
    kills 1500 men in 8 months
    Results
    Sparta wins, but:
    exhausted
    faces attacks by other city-states (Thebes)
    All of Greece
    end of golden age
    internal strife continues
    weakened and vulnerable to attack from
    outsiders

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