What was the effect of the greek victory in the Persian wars?

Answer 1

Persia under the treaty Peace of Callias in 449 BCE agreed to stay out of the Greek cities in Asia Minor and the Islands. It left the Greek cities-states free to resume fighting amongst themselves, culminating in the Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE, resulting in the devastation of the Greek world from Sicily to Asia Minor.

Answer 2

The Greek city-states potentially should have looked forward to a period of peace and prosperity, but Athens' expansionist policy and reduction of the anti-Persian league into an empire and cash cow set up a confrontation withe the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta which was set up to oppose Athens' ambitions.

This confrontation led to the 27-year Peloponnesian War which devastated the Greek world from Sicily to Asia Minor.

Answer 3

The Persians retired to their Empire and left the Greeks alone - temporarily.

The Greek city-states were free to go back to their usual warfare amongst each other.

Athens turned the anti-Persian Delian League into an empire of its own, grew rich on the proceeds and began interfering in the affairs of other Greek cities.

This culminated in the Peloponnesian War where Athens was defeated by the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, in which Athens was defeated and stripped of its empire.

The Greek world was so weakened by ongoing warfare that it became an easy target for an expanding Macedonia in the northern Greek peninsula.

With these additional Greek resources, Macedonia was able to capture the Persian Empire.

Answer 4

Persia made peace and agreed not to interfere in the Greek city-states of the eastern Mediterranean.

The Greek city-states went back to their usual fighting each other.

Answer 5

After 50 years of fighting, Persia agreed to stay away from the Greek city-states in Asia Minor and the Islands.

Answer 6

After 50 years of fighting, the Persians agreed to a peace treaty which required them to stay away from the Greek city-states they had controlled in Asia Minor.