First, I hunted down whatever I could find online. Articles, simplified summaries, even some Youtube explainers. It wasn’t pretty – felt like untangling a giant knot of fishing line. But I kinda figured out the main pieces: Money Trouble: Basically, Athens got sucked into spending way too much cash trying to boss everyone around and fight Sparta. Like buying fancy gear you can’t af... https://fairytales.cc/lessons-from-athenian-empire-collapse-why-powerful-states-fail/