What primary reason led to the outbreak of the Great Peloponnesian War in 431 BCE?
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Correct answer: Fear among Sparta and its allies over the rising power of Athens
As Thucydides famously noted, the growth of the Athenian Empire and the alarm it inspired in Sparta made war inevitable. Tensions between the Delian League and the Peloponnesian League culminated in a 27-year conflict that reshaped Greece.
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