297-272 BC) and an alliance consisting of Sparta, under the command of King Areus I (r. The siege of Sparta took place in 272 BC and was a battle fought between Epirus, led by King Pyrrhus, (r. Having played a prominent role in the Greco-Persian War, including the legendary stand of the 300 at Thermopylae, and after victory in the Peloponnesus, Sparta's power and dominance only began to wane following their defeat at the Battle of Leuctra, in 371 BCE, during the aftermath of the Corinthian War.

A League of Their Own: As Macedon, establish Athens, Epirus and Sparta as client states. Korinthos (Wrath of Sparta) Faction : Unified under an oligarchical system of government, Korinthos has become rich from trade due to its geographical position, using the wealth to launch public construction projects on a large scale and forge colonies as far afield as Sicily.