Which city-state, a key member of the Peloponnesian League, was a commercial rival to Athens and pushed Sparta toward war?
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Correct answer: Corinth
Corinth was a major naval power and felt threatened by Athenian expansion into the western Mediterranean. Disputes involving Corinthian colonies like Corcyra and Potidaea were primary triggers for the war.
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