At the time of the battle Hostile_encounter , Sparta and Athens were the two largest city-states in Greece .

When the messenger arrived in Arriving Sparta , the Spartans were involved in a religious festival and gave Giving this as a reason for not coming to aid of the Athenians .

The battle also showed the Greeks that they were able to win battles without the Spartans , as they had heavily relied on Sparta previously .

The soldiers of the Greek Expeditionary Force , Sparta Battalion adapted Change its name and called Name_conferral it Outpost `` Haros '' , the modern Greek equivalent to Charon , Greek mythology 's ferryman to the underworld of Hades .

The First Messenian War Hostile_encounter was a war Hostile_encounter between Messenia and Sparta .

He was opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by Macedon and a coalition of Greek city-states ( poleis ) , most notably Sparta .

The war ended Process_end in a joint victory by Macedonia and Sparta .

Pyrrhus advanced Cause_to_make_progress with his army through central Greece and upon reaching the Peloponnese , he marched Self_motion against Sparta .

Before Athens suffered Bodily_harm defeat Conquering at Delium in 424 BC , Sparta had sent Sending an expedition under Brasidas to assist Perdiccas II of Macedonia and other opponents of Athens .

The Peloponnesian War ( 431–404 BC ) was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta .

In the first phase , the Archidamian War , Sparta launched repeated invasions of Attica , while Athens took advantage of its naval supremacy to raid the coast of the Peloponnese and attempt to suppress signs of unrest in its empire .

In this phase , Sparta , now receiving support from the Achaemenid Empire , supported Supporting rebellions in Athens 's subject states in the Aegean Sea and Ionia , undermining Athens 's empire , and , eventually , depriving the city of naval supremacy .

Corinth and Thebes demanded Request that Athens should be destroyed and all its citizens should be enslaved , but Sparta refused .

On the level of international relations , Athens , the strongest city-state in Greece prior to the war 's beginning , was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a state of near-complete subjection , while Sparta became established Creating as the leading power of Greece .

The war also wrought Causation subtler changes to Greek society ; the conflict between democratic Athens and oligarchic Sparta , each of which supported friendly political factions within other states , made civil war a common occurrence in the Greek world .

All group stage matches Competition were played Competition in Ostrava 's ČEZ Aréna , and all playoff matches Competition were played Competition in Prague 's O Arena , with the exception of the 9th place match Competition , which was played Competition in Prague 's Sparta Arena .

The First Peloponnesian War ( 460–445 BC ) was fought Hostile_encounter between Sparta as the leaders of the Peloponnesian League and Sparta 's other allies , most notably Thebes , and the Delian League led by Athens with support from Argos .

The First Peloponnesian War ( 460–445 BC ) was fought Hostile_encounter between Sparta as the leaders of the Peloponnesian League and Sparta 's other allies , most notably Thebes , and the Delian League led by Athens with support from Argos .

There were several causes for the war Military_operation including the building of the Athenian long walls , Megara 's defection and the envy and concern felt by Sparta at the growth of the Athenian Empire .

The Athenians were defeated Conquering in 454 BC by the Persians in Egypt which caused Causation them to enter Arriving into a five years ' truce with Sparta .

The First Peloponnesian War ended Process_end in an arrangement between Sparta and Athens , which was ratified Ratification by the Thirty Years ' Peace ( winter of 446–445 BC ) .

Athens continued Process_start its domination Control of the sea while Sparta dominated Control the land .

It ended Process_end with a conclusive Spartan victory , where , in 404 BC , Athens was occupied Control by Sparta .

Philip was able to impose Action a settlement Statement upon southern Greece , which all states accepted Receiving , with the exception of Sparta .