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=SPARTA= =From 650 BC they came up to become the dominant military power in the region and as such was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during the Persian Wars. Between 431 and 404 BC, Sparta was the enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War. Sparta's defeat by Thebes in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC and the subsequent conquest of Greece by Philip II of Macedon ended Sparta's role as the dominant military power in Greece.=