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What were the military advantages of athens and sparta in the peloponnesian war

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The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by Athensand its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
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Athens had a strong navy, was protected by walls, and positioned the city center on a high hill. Athens used ships to supply people with food, moved people inside the city walls for protection, allowed Spartans to destroy the countryside.

Sparta had a large army, known for great warriors, had only one way to be approached by land. Sparta wanted to fight a land battle, cut off food supplies, tried to draw Athenians out from behind the walls, attacked crops and destroyed farmland

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