Kohrt 17 November 2014 Research paper The Peloponnesian War showed that ancient Greece could not act as a unified country for an extended period of time. This war divided ancient Greece between the Delian League, which was led by Athens and the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta. It ended with the near destruction of the center of ancient Greek trade. Although the Peloponnesian war took place from 431 B.C. to 404 B.C, It can be broken up into three sections. The Archidamian War was the first ten
The Peloponnesian War was fought between the two major city-states in ancient Greece which were Athens and Sparta. Sparta began to fear Athens's growing power. Athens controlled majority over most of the Mediterranean region along with Greece which helped to incite the war. They soon became a supreme power and drove Persians out from their regions and heavily occupied a large number of territories. It is common knowledge that the Spartans were victorious over the Athenians in the Peloponnesian war
500 and 338 B.C.E during this time they also engaged in violent conflicts. The Persian Empire was then defeated by the Greeks. The destroying of their own political system was caused by them turning against one another which then lead into the Peloponnesian War. Athens had a powerful democracy, spending their days talking about politics and culture. Sparta was completely different, they were born to fight. Anya who was an author stated that, “Athens controlled a large, mostly coastal territory with
Spartan and Athenian Political Structure The political systems of ancient Greece’s Spartan and Athenian societies stood opposite to each other. Where Sparta was ruled by the few in an Oligarchy, Athens developed the humanities’ first democracy. This paper compares and contrasts some of the differences between these two Greek powers during the Archaic and Classical periods (800-323 BCE). Historical Background On one side was Sparta, a warrior society that focused on land-based armies and agriculture