While the Persian empire grew, Phillip of Macedonia, and later his son Xerxes, wanted to expand their empire to Greece. Originally, Sparta was the only city state fighting against the Persians. Later they asked for help from the Athenians.
<span>Being obedient to the will of God.</span>
The Franchise Bill, which would have extended citizenship to all Italians. The plebs didn't want to share the benefits of citizenship. This led to the Social War of the 90s.