It was used to maintain a fleet to protect against Persian intrusion against the League member cities.
When peace was made with Persia, Athens used it for its own aggrandisement, keeping the fleet going to collect the money by force if necessary, beautifying Athens (Parthenon etc) and putting half its own populace on the public payroll.
Athens ruled the Delian League.
The two groups that fought in the peloponnesian war are Athenian Empire (Delian League), lead by Athens and Peloponnesian League, which is lead by Sparta eventually, Sparta won the war
The city that was the head of the Delian League was Athens, Greece.
The establishment of the Delian League allowed Athens to protect its sea borders and lessen the threat of becoming a target for the Persian Empire. This alliance caused Athens to become the dominant city-state in Greece.
that Athens gradually took most of the power and became the head of the delian league which is why Sparta broke off
Athens built an empire by using the money from the Delian League to rebuild and beautify Athens!!
Athens ruled the Delian League.
The Peloponnesian War was , notably , between Athens and Sparta . A democratic Athens led the Delian League whereas Sparta , an oligarchy , led the Peloponnesian League . Both leagues were a loose and changing coalition between many city states ~ see related links below for additional information regarding both the Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues .
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Athens was part of the Delian League and Sparta was part of the Peloponnesian League. -Ava :)
Because the Delian League lead by Athens was getting a lot of power and money and Sparta did not want Athens to take over greece
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yes they did
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Athens converted the Delian League into an empire of its own, and used the forces and money to attempt to dominate the Greek world.
The two groups that fought in the peloponnesian war are Athenian Empire (Delian League), lead by Athens and Peloponnesian League, which is lead by Sparta eventually, Sparta won the war