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Why did Sparta Collapse? | History of Sparta, rise and fall (How did Sparta fall from being a major military power in Greece?)

Sparta has had a reputation of being a military power that was unmatched from training to their general attitude towards war. After the Peloponnesian War, Sparta saw to the demise of Athens temporarily before being defeated.

That being said, what signaled such a large decline in the military power of the Spartans? Was it a cultural change or simply an inability to adapt with the times?