HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Sparta and its allies feared Athens’ power.
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Athens placed a ban on trade with Megara.
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Athens and its allies feared Spartans’ power.
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Megara placed a ban on trade with Athens.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Megarian Decree was seen as an act of revenge by the Athenians for the treacherous behaviour of the Megarians some years earlier. It may also have been a deliberate provocation towards Sparta on the part of Pericles, who was the sponsor of the decree.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 430 BC, an outbreak of a plague hit Athens. The plague ravaged the densely packed city, and in the long run, was a significant cause of its final defeat. The plague wiped out over 30, 000 citizens, sailors and soldiers, including Pericles and his sons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Megara specialized in the exportation of wool and other animal products including livestock such as horses. It possessed two harbors, Pagae to the west on the Corinthian Gulf, and Nisaea to the east on the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of Megara was fought in 424 BC between Athens and Megara, an ally of Sparta. The Athenians were victorious. Athenian victory. Megara was in the country of Megarid, between central Greece and the Peloponnese.
Detailed explanation-5: -Sparta was jealous of other powers and desired more power for itself. Sparta was unhappy at no longer having all the military glory. Athen bullied its allies and neutral cities. There was a conflict among city-states between competing political ideologies. 05-Sept-2019