Ephor Spartan Magistrate
He recognized that even eyewitnesses could not constantly be dependable sources. As Athens gathered a lot more Greek city-states into its empire, the Spartans started to view the Athenians as a threat. Sparta formed its own defensive league, and before extended sporadic fighting broke out with Athens and its allies. A peace treaty between Athens and Sparta did not final lengthy, and in 431 B.C. When Xerxes was preparing his war machine, a man named Demartus was living in the Persian city of Susa. Demartus had been co-ruler with Cleomenes until 491 BCE when Cleomenes had forced him into exile...