who were the peloponnesian wars between? who won them?
The Greek city-state of Sparta won the war against Athens. The war, known as the Peloponnesian War, raged for 27 years between the Athenian realm and the Peloponnesian coalition commanded by the Spartans. The Peloponnesian War began in 431 B.C.C. and ended in 404 B.C.E. when Athens conceded defeat to Sparta.
Peloponnesian War. The Peloponnesian War (431â404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. Historians have traditionally divided the war into three phases.