Peloponnesian War 431–404 BCE:Which more powerful on land/water!? Why might Persian Empire finance Spartan navy!?
Please view this map (click on the link below):
http://img152!.imageshack!.us/img152/3558/!.!.!.Which was more powerful on land, the Delian League's forces represented by Athens or the Peloponnesian League's forces represented by Sparta!? Which was more powerful on water!? Why might we expect this given the details found on the map above!?
Why might the Persian Empire have financed the rebuilding of the Spartan navy, a fact that affected the outcome of the Peloponnesian War!?
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Sparta!. Spartans had slaves do the work for them so they had lots of time to train!. Sparta had a large standing army whereas Athens had a large fleet!.
Delian League!. They knew they couldn't beat Sparta's huge, well-trained standing army!.
Sparta is land-locked, Athens is a coastal city!.
Persia followed the golden rule of empire building - divide and conquer!. Sparta and Athens had united against them, the powerful Athenian navy had caused them to lose a previous attempt at taking over!. By dividing their enemies and opposing the Athenian navy they hoped to gain power over both!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
