Question

What events led to the end of Athens's power and greatest glory?



Choose all answers that are correct.


the defeat of the Athenian fleet by Sparta


a ten-year siege and blockade by the Assyrian Empire


the death of Pericles and thousands of others from a plague


an earthquake that destroyed the Parthenon and much of the Acropolis

Answer 1

Answer:

Correct answer is:

the defeat of the Athenian fleet by Sparta

the death of Pericles and thousands of others from a plague

Explanation:

First option is correct as in a famous battle of Aegospotami Spartan leader Lisandro totally destroyed Athenian navy.

Third option is also correct as during the siege that was started by Sparta, Athenians retreated to the city, which was overcrowded. Diseases were spreading, and among the people who died was Pericles.

Second option is not correct as Assyrian Empire did not existed at the time.

Last option is not correct as most of Acropolis was destroyed in 17th Century during the war between Ottomans and Venetians.