What factors contributed to Athens' loss in the Peloponnesian War?
A) Sparta's ability to build a competent navy with help from Persia
B) The loss of the great Athenian general Pericles in the plague of 430 B.C. brought a lack of leadership and a dwindling population.
C) The loss of the Athenian fleet in Sicily in 413 B.C.
D) None of these
E) All of these
E
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