First to move the funds to Athens from Delos to control them. Then when peace was made with Persia Athens continued to collect them annually, by force if necessary. Athens then diverted the money to maintain its navy to collect the funds and spent it on its own city and keeping half its citizens on the public payroll. It was a real Golden Age for Athens.
Athens ruled the Delian League.
Athens was part of the Delian League and Sparta was part of the Peloponnesian League. -Ava :)
Delian league
Athens
The city that was the head of the Delian League was Athens, Greece.
Athens
yes they did
delian league
Sparta led the Peloponnesian League . Athens led the Delian League .
Athens
Yes, but Sparta was not included in the Delian League - it was a member of the Peloponnesian League.
they formed the delian league because they had to join toegether to defeat the Persians