Greek cities habitually resolved problems by either war or the arbitration by another city. Athens and Sparta had varied relations over several centuries, sometimes as allies, sometimes as adversaries.

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Their main contest was the Peloponnesian War, when Athens was intervening against Sparta’s allies, who demanded Sparta’s support.

We today call this the Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE.

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