Originally? To unite Greeks against the threat of the Persians.
After the defeat of the Persians? To execute and maintain Athenian hegemony in the Aegean.
Or to put the second point in another way, to give Athens the money to keep its fleet in place to enforce the annual collection of funds from the members, and spend the rest of the tribute on improving its own city and keep half its people on the public payroll.
The city that was the head of the Delian League was Athens, Greece.
Athens is the main city, but the Persians helped to
Athens ruled the Delian League.
Wars of the Delian League happened in -449.
Athens was part of the Delian League and Sparta was part of the Peloponnesian League. -Ava :)
Delian league
the peloponnesian league
they formed the delian league because they had to join toegether to defeat the Persians
Sparta refused to join the Delian League because they refused to give tokens.
Yes, but Sparta was not included in the Delian League - it was a member of the Peloponnesian League.
peloponnesian league led by Sparta fought the delian league led by Athens. the result was a peloponnesian league victory and the delian league was dismantled
Persia.