What happened was when the war had begun Athens had horrible land forces but great naval forces. It was the other way around for Sparta they had great land forces but horrible naval forces. This wall had still allowed the Athenian people to get supplies from the ships that came into the harbor. There was also a negative thing about this wall is when there had been a plague which had killed many people including their leader Pericles.
Attack on Syracuse
What happened was there was a truce signed between Athens and Sparta this was supposed to stop the war but it never did. Athens had allies who needed support to attack a city state called Syracuse. Athens and their allies had lost in a horrible defeat. This led