•many greek city-states began to resent athens's arrogance and misuse of the delian league's treasury, and they turned to sparta for support.
• the differences between athenian and spartan culture caused the city-states to fear and distrust each other.
• many spartans thought the athenians would become too powerful if they were not stopped; the athenians thought sparta was a threat to their democratic government.
• sparta declared war on athens in 432 b. c.e., and most of the other greek city-states got involved as well.
• the spartans laid siege to the city of athens but were unable to breach the walls or destroy the athenian navy.
• after more than a generation and a terrible plague, the athenians surrendered to the spartans in 404 b. c.e.
• sparta emerged from the war as a still-powerful city-state, while athens was reduced to a second-rate power.
which conflict is described above?
a. trojan war b. punic wars c. persian wars d. peloponnesian war