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Which city-state was Sparta's principal enemy during the Peloponnesian War?

  • Athens

  • Corinth

  • Thebes

  • Argos

Answer

Sparta's principal enemy during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) was Athens. The two city-states were major rivals, with Sparta being the dominant military land-power and Athens being the rising naval power in ancient Greece.
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