I know nothing about this conflict, save for bits and pieces; Athens was doomed after a disastrous attempt to conquer Sicily and a plague, then suffered a temporary Spartan oligarchy before bouncing back as a democratic empire- albeit one that never had the same level of influence and power as it had done before. So my questions are; what are the likely short term affects of a Spartan defeat in the war, and how would this come about? Would it even be possible due to Achaemenid support for Sparta? Discuss.