In 359 BC, a new leader rose to power and took over
Macedonia. This man was King Phillip 2. King Philip immediately wanted to take
control of Greece because this would merge Greece and Macedonia into one united
threat against Persia. Athens lost the Peloponnesian War in 431BC-404BC, during
the time of Pericles reign, because Sparta decided to drop out of all the
fighting after the second Persian War. Athens then turned to the Aegean coast
for help. The Aegean coast was able to provide money for Athens to have
triremes. Triremes were the best and
most advanced weapon. Their alliance then
broke when Anatolia got their independence from Persia and Athens still
demanded that they pay money. This did not make them very happy and they
decided to turn to Sparta to be an ally in their attack against Athens. Athens
had a very strong navy. This meant that they were able to protect all their sea
routes providing them with access to grain and attack Sparta and company.
However, Athens held out as long as they could but eventually were defeated and
forced to give up their possessions, defenses, and become allies with Sparta.
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