The decision to attack Sparta
Athens's defeat by Sparta
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) between Sparta and Athens started the decline of the Athenian Empire. Sparta emerged as the victor of the war and the most powerful Greek state for many years. Athens continued as a cultural and intellectual center until its further decline in the Middle Ages up until its fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1456.
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Baxevanis, J. J. (2016). Athens. In Academic World Book. Retrieved from
http://www.worldbookonline.com/academic/article?id=ar035500
Pericles' decision to attack Sparta
The period of disorder after the decline of the Roman Empire led to an extended period of disunity during the Middle Ages that was characterized by feudalism.
It's takeover by Alexander the great.
Persia lost the battles of Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela, which led to Alexander's takeover of the Persian Empire.
It's takeover by Alexander the Great.
Pericles' decision to attack Sparta
The period of disorder after the decline of the Roman Empire led to an extended period of disunity during the Middle Ages that was characterized by feudalism.
The short answer is: infighting and the plague.
The Athenian empire versus an alliance we call the Peloponnesian League - a coalition of city-states mainly from the Peloponnesian Peninsula led by Sparta.
It's takeover by Alexander the great.
The greed for land and money led to decline of Mughal Empire since more taxes were levied on peasant farmers such as the zazia tax on hindus.
Persia lost the battles of Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela, which led to Alexander's takeover of the Persian Empire.
It's takeover by Alexander the Great.
Invasion by an ambitious Alexander the Great who took over the Empire and turned it into an empire of his own.
Athens' decisive role in spearheading Greek resistance against Persia.:)
A struggle between the Athenian empire/league and the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League.
A struggle between the Athenian empire and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.