\f1 \fs22 The greatest powers of classical Greece were Sparta and Athens, two city states with armies of their own equippe
d for offense and defense. Sparta had an extremely effective force of foot soldiers, while Athens's power was founded on its navy. The decline of Sparta's military power was essentially a consequence of the city's inability to recruit men in sufficient n
umbers to confront enemy armies, while the weakening of the Athenian navy was partly the cause of Athens's decline.\par