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It demonstrated how to make money from allies - leading the anti-Persian league, and when the Persian threat abated, continuing to collect the league contributions to spend on itself.

It demonstrated the advantages and disadvantages of radical democracy - to put the people in charge, but then expose them to the wiles of opportunistic leaders who brought them into war, defeat and loss of empire.

It showed how to expend money on spreading state income amongst the people, but how this led to gross unsustainable overspending which bankrupted the state and brought it back to penury.

There are lessons there for modern states.

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