The result was a Spartan victory Earnings_and_losses .

Their descendants were held in hereditary subjection for centuries until the Spartan state finally needed them for defense Defending .

In 272 BC , Pyrrhus agreed to assist Assistance the disgruntled Spartan prince , Cleonymus , who requested Request his assistance in securing the Spartan throne .

In 272 BC , Pyrrhus agreed to assist Assistance the disgruntled Spartan prince , Cleonymus , who requested Request his assistance in securing the Spartan throne .

The First Peloponnesian War began Process_start in 460 BC with the Battle of Oenoe , where Spartan forces were defeated Conquering by those of Athenian-Argive alliance .

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