Thursday, December 20, 2007

Athens vs. Sparta


The Peloponnesian War or also known as Athens Vs. Sparta. This war started when the Delian League (Athens) tried to tax all the other city states. The Peloponnesian League (Sparta) grew upset and fraustrated as well as many other city-states in Greece. The war first started at 431 B.C. when Sparta declared war on Athens. The war lasted all the way up to 404 B.C. when Athens had surrendered. Athens surrendered because Sparta had trapped Athens inside their homes. They were not allowed to trade, leave out, or get rid of wastes. Athens became very dirty and new diseases had spread. Sparta had used a very good technique against Athens.
-Maximo Castro