Facing massive starvation during the Peloponnesian War, Athens surrendered to this rival city in 404 B.C.
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was simply to surround the city and wait for it to surrender, either by starvation or 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Why Sparta Fought Athens (480431) - A War Like No Other: How ... [PAR] The beginning of the Peloponnesian War is now 2,436 years in the past.