Since Sparta dispatched her army to help Cyrus the younger contending for the royal crown of Persia with Artaxerxes II , the friendship established during the Ionian War between Sparta and Persia began to deteriorate .
由于斯巴达派军支持波斯王子小居鲁士夺取王位,使它们在伯罗奔尼撒战争中建立起的友好关系再度恶化。