Answer :
D: Sparta attempted to dominate the former city-states of the Athenian Empire.
The Peloponnesian war was fought between the empire of Athens and the Peloponnesian League, which was under the leadership of Sparta. Sparta attempted to destroy Athens but the Spartans thought of the good service of Athens in times of great crisis in Greece, and took the city into their service.
The Peloponnesian war was fought between the empire of Athens and the Peloponnesian League, which was under the leadership of Sparta. Sparta attempted to destroy Athens but the Spartans thought of the good service of Athens in times of great crisis in Greece, and took the city into their service.