Delay the War (CYOAH!3)


 * ''"If we begin the war in haste, we'll have many delays before we end it, owing to our lack of preparation."
 * -Archidamus II of Sparta''

The Spartans ultimately vote not to declare war, much to the dismay of Corinth and other Spartan allies, who distance themselves from the state, essentially dismantling the Peloponnesian League.

Over the course of the next few years Athens would capture the city of Potidaea in northern Greece and, with the help of Thrace, managed to defeat Perdiccas II of Macedon and install his brother Philip as a pro-Athenian ruler. This victory greatly shifted the balance of power in Greece in Athens' favor, although a plague in 430 BC temporarily damaged Athenian strength.

The city of Megara, which had previously turned to Sparta for assistance after Athens issued a devastating embargo in the Megarian Decree, instead formed an alliance with Corinth and the Boeotian League. Emboldened by the passive Sparta, Argos fully committed to the conflict in favor of its ally Athens, as does Mantinea, and Arcadia.

Throughout the 420's BC Athens and her allies would launch invasions into Boeotia. Despite several initial defeats which crippled both Corinth and Thebes, the Theban-led alliance would successfully defeat the Athenians at the Battle of Delium. This victory, in conjunction with a failed Athenian invasion of Aetolia, kept the resistance to Athenian supremacy alive into 424 BC.

Corinth no longer counts the Spartans as allies, however, now that Argos is distracted we could potentially invade in order to reestablish Spartan dominance on the Peloponnese. The enemy would be much stronger than before, and joined by many other states, but if Sparta should win that would be a major blow to the Athenian presence in the region. Alternatively


 * Declare war on Athens and launch an invasion of Argos.