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The Peloponnesian Wars had been a dark time in Spartan history, resulting in a series of decisive defeats by the Athenian navy and army that forced the once superpower, into a puppet-democracy of the growing Athenian Empire. Despite resentment towards Athens, Sparta was unable to act against it, as the Athenians had become extremely strong and wealthy, and any military action would be squashed by the new Empire.

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  • The Peloponnesian Wars had been a dark time in Spartan history, resulting in a series of decisive defeats by the Athenian navy and army that forced the once superpower, into a puppet-democracy of the growing Athenian Empire. Despite resentment towards Athens, Sparta was unable to act against it, as the Athenians had become extremely strong and wealthy, and any military action would be squashed by the new Empire.
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  • The Peloponnesian Wars had been a dark time in Spartan history, resulting in a series of decisive defeats by the Athenian navy and army that forced the once superpower, into a puppet-democracy of the growing Athenian Empire. Despite resentment towards Athens, Sparta was unable to act against it, as the Athenians had become extremely strong and wealthy, and any military action would be squashed by the new Empire. Following the Battle of Eleusis, Athens sphere of influence drastically expanded, though its manpower reserves were crushed. This presented the enemies of Athens to move against it politically, gaining aa over-whelming majority in the Spartan Assembly for nearly a decade. Then, Spartan conspirators moved on surrounding cities, and founded the Samus League, which secretly prepared itself to dethrone Athens. Several powerful colonial states joined the secret alliance, though in truth Sparta could not be a leader until it rid itself of the Athenian influence. In an act of defiance, the popular conservative movement declared the dissolution of the Assembly and the re-creation of the dual Spartan Monarchy. The so called, "Declaration of Aderin" (as it was declared by a Spartan warrior, Aderin) freed Sparta from Athenian influence. However, the Declaration also "re-restricted" the rights of the Helots, and reduced their freedoms to a slave level. In fact, slaves became such an important factor of post-Aderin life (because they required them for the reconstruction process), that most poor Dorian families owned two or more Helots. The Spartans also instituted their previous military training system, that brought even harsher restrictions and requirements of Helots, eventually cultivating in an open Helot rebellion.
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