They were to be immediately involved in another war in Persia. After the war, the Spartans pledged to follow Cyrus the Younger of Persia, to whom they owed much of their victory. But after his death in the war, the Spartans continued their occupation and interference in Persia. This eventually led King Agesilaus of Sparta to attempt to conquer the Empire of Persia. This led the Persians to begin financing the Athenians to rebuild trade for an alliance against Sparta. Although all thanks to Persian money, a former enemy, the Athenians had fully recovered and had even rebuilt their long walls. Greece was no longer completely controlled by Sparta and the tides would begin to do so