And when Athens interfered in colonial revolts far to the west, Sparta and its League (the Spartan League) took action. The Spartan fleet was no match for the Athenian fleet, but the Spartan army was more than a match for the Athenian army. A plague in Athens in the middle of the war didn't help matters, either. Sparta even captured Athens itself. Sparta, however, had achieved its aim and left Athens standing. The war lasted from to 431 to 404. By that time, both sides were exhausted. It was clear that Athens had lost. However, Sparta was by this time so weak that the true strong city-state after this war was Thebes, which had been ally of Sparta.
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