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Did the Greeks defeat of Persia weaken Athens?

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Quite the reverse. Athens got together an anti-Persian league which it turned into an empire. The revenue from this allowed it to maintain its navy as the most powerful around. The surplus enabled the beautification of Athens and putting half its citizens on the public payroll.

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