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You can't exactly pin-point an exact date for this transformation as the Delian League gradually progressed toward becoming the Athenian Empire. How it did this was through Athens slowly increasing their level of control over their allies. They increased their control in a number of different ways. For one, as soon as a member of the League became rebellious Athens would take their autonomy and use their navy to suppress them. Also, the allies had to pay tribute or provide ships, many would decide that the upkeep for these ships and the risk of losing men on lengthy expeditions was too much so they would resort to paying the tribute instead. This was beneficial for Athens as they would be the only ones with a great navy because the allies (which were islands) would be lacking in experience and Athens could happily then spend the tribute money on reinforcing their own navy. Additionally, Athens being the bigger and better member of the League and quite clearly the leader as such, would have the most influence in the council of the League. Being that they were able to intimidate the members into voting a certain way.
There are many events that lead to the D.L becoming the A.E and I could probably talk about it forever... hope this helps?
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∙ 15y agoAfter the Persian invasion of Greece was defeated in 479 BCE, Athens organised an anti-Persian league to protect the Greek cities from further attack. Sparta was not interested in overseas ventures and left it to the Athenians, who had the largest fleet. Athens apportioned contributions from the cities in Asia Minor and the Islands. Some made it ships, others elected the easy way out of money. The treasury was set up on the island of Delos, which gave the league its modern name of Delian League. As some states defaulted on their contributions, Athens collected them by force, and as it had an unchallengable fleet, the character of the league transitioned to an empire tributary to Athens. After defeating Persia again in 449, Athens struck a peace with Persia. It then moved the treasury to Athens for 'security', and with no Persian threat, felt free to continue collecting the money and squandering it on itself. This supremacy of the sea, its ability to mount amphibious attacks on any city, and the protection of its long walls which connected it to its port, gave the Athenians a sense of dominance which led to war with the Spartan alliance, and attempts to project its power further, notably to Sicily where it suffered a major defeat. As contributions became harder to gather, its power waned, and when Persia weighed in to support the Spartan alliance with money, the Spartan league was able to match the Athenian sea power. Bereft of its allies and their financial contributions, Athens was isolated and defeated.
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∙ 9y agoAthens took control of the Delian League's navy and used it as their own. Lesser city states were too weak to stop Athens. But Athens control over the Delian League caused the Peloponnesian War.
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∙ 11y agoWhen a peace was made with Persia, Athens still collected the annual contributions of the Delian League whose purpose was to war against Persia.
These funds were partly used to beautufy Athens and keep half its populace on the public payroll. The rest maintained Athens' navy, which was used to collect the payments, by force if necessary, from the League cities and suppress revolts against its authority.
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∙ 13y agoAthens , being a naval power , used her position to exploit the other city-states .
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∙ 12y agoThe athens were better then the delian so they overcame them. I am in world history this year so I already went over this. Hope I could help!!
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∙ 13y agoThrough her naval power .
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Why do the most famous buildings of ancient Athens come primarily from a relatively specific period in history?
They were built in the second half of the 5th Century BCE when Athens had turned the anti-Persian Delian League of 180 city-states it had led, into an empire and was able to mulct their resources to get the money to create a massive building effort.
What group eventually defeated the Persians to gain control of Greece?
The Greek city-states which banded together to defeat the Persian invasion in 480-479 BCE didn't gain control of Greece, they defeated the Persians to defend their cities, and having done so went back to trying to enjoy their independent life. They didn't get control of Greece - each city owned its own territory which collectively made up the Greek world - over 2,000 independent city-states spread around the Mediterranean and Black Seas, some of which formed alliances for security. The Ionian League was under Persian control. a league of southern Greek cities led by Sparta repelled the Persian invasion, the Delian League led by Athens liberated the Ionian cities and caused the Persians to come to peace with the Greek cities.
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Athens.
Where did Daedalus come from?
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What effect did the Persian Wars gave on the role of Athens in the Greek world?
Answer 1The Athenians, who would dominate Greece culturally and politically through the fifth century BC and through part of the fourth, regarded the wars against Persia as their greatest and most characteristic moment.The battle of Marathon (490 BC), is perhaps the single most important battle in Greek history. Had the Athenians lost, Greece would have eventually come under the control of the Persians and all the subsequent culture and accomplishments of the Greeks would probably not have taken the form they did.For the Athenians, the battle at Marathon was their greatest achievement. From Marathon onwards, the Athenians began to think of themselves as the center of Greek culture and Greek power. This pride, or chauvinism, was the foundation on which much of their cultural achievements were built. The first great dramas, for instance, were the dramas of Aeschylus; the principle subject of these dramas is the celebration of Athenian greatness. The great building projects of the latter half of the fifth century were motivated by the need to display Athenian wealth, greatness, and power.It's difficult to assess all the consequences of the Greek victory over the Persians. While the Spartans were principally responsible for the victory, the Athenian fleet was probably the most important component of that victory. This victory left Athens with the most powerful fleet in the Aegean, and since the Persians hadn't been completely defeated, all the Greeks feared a return. The majority of Greek city-states, however, didn't turn to Sparta; they turned, rather, to Athens and the Athenian fleet. The alliances that Athens would make following the retreat of the Persians, the so-called Delian League, would suddenly catapult Athens into the major power of the Greek city-states. This power would make Athens the cultural center of the Greek world, but it would also spell their downfall as the Spartans grew increasingly frightened of Athenian power and increasingly suspicious of Athenian intentions.Answer 2The first phase of the wars with Persia began with Persia's suppression of the Ionian Revolt in 499 BCE, continued with its failed attempt to punish and control Eretria and Athens for their interference in the Greek city uprisings in Asia Minor, then its failed invasion of peninsular Greece in 480-479 BCE attempting to incorporate it within the Persian empire to establish an ethnic frontier. Further confrontation in 466 and 450 ended in the Peace of Callias in 449 BCE, where both sides agreed to stay out of each others' areas of influence.After the repulse of the 480-79 invasion Sparta wanted to repatriate Greeks from Asia to end the conflict. Adventurous Athens counter-proposed a defensive league and enlisted nearly 200 cities in it - they either provided warships or provided the money for them. Most paid.Athens took leadership of this anti-Persian Delian League and used its funds to maintain a powerful navy. When peace with Persia was made in 449 BCE, Athens used the navy to continue to collect the funds, by force where necessary, and used them to dominate what became a virtual empire, and also enrich itself at their expense. The war chest paid for the beautification of Athens and half its citizens to be on the public payroll.The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, resisted increasing Athenian attempts to expand its influence and the collision resulted in a 27-year war which devastated the Greek world from Sicily to Asia Minor and saw Athens lose its empire. Persia reentered the fray, providing the funds for the Peloponnesian League to buy a fleet which could overpower the Athenian one. Athens became a lesser player without the other cities' money, and the Asia Minor Greek cities took the lead in science and culture.It converted the Delian League which it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own.
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Direct democracy has its roots in ancient Athens, where citizens directly participated in decision-making processes. The concept was further developed during the Enlightenment period in Europe, with thinkers like Jean-Jacques Rousseau advocating for greater citizen engagement in governance. Today, direct democracy is practiced in various forms in countries such as Switzerland through referendums and initiatives.
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Sparta prevailed over Athens .
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She comes from Athens, Greece I read a book!
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