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Sparta then took the issue up with the Pel... ... middle of paper ... ... up a new chapter for the Greek people. As it allowed Phillip II from Macedonia to invade and unite Greece with ease. The Peloponnesian War could easily be considered one of the most life changing and significant wars that occurred in classical Greece. It was fought between two empires which originally stood together against a common enemy, the Persians. However, once this common enemy was defeated, Sparta and Athens began to become great rivals vying for control of Greece.