Athens opportunistically turned its allies in the Delian League into an empire, continuing to impose the monetary levy on them even though there was no longer a Persian threat to justify it.
This money allowed Athens to spend most of the money on itself, and maintain a fleet to collect the money, by force where necessary. The fleet was used to interfere in cities outside its new-found empire, leading to conflict with the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
This devastating 27-year war weakened the Greek world, and paved the way for the rise of Macedonia and its takeover of the Persian Empire.
When the Persians agreed to peace after fifty years of warfare, Athens turned the anti-Persian league of Greek city-states into an empire. Overconfident of its strength, Athens became embroiled in the devastating Peloponnesian War with the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, lost its empire and so weakened the Greek world that Macedonia was able to dominate Greece, and then take over the Persian Empire.
Persia confined itself to its empire in Asia, and the Greek cities returned to fighting each other with increasing violence, so weakening them that they became an easy target for Macedonia to take over.
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It provides interesting reading for history lovers.
there was the first Persian war then the second Persian war then the war that we are in today.
When asking a question about a war, please include the NAME of the war in your question.
The Persian War.
Which particular war? The Persian what?
Persian War 499-449 BCE. Peloponnesian War 431-404 BCE.
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It allowed Athens to convert the anti-Persian alliance which it headed against the Persian Empire, after peace was arranged, into an empire of its own, which created a standoff withe the Peloponnesian League headed by Sparta. This standoff culminated in the destructive 27-year Peloponnesian War between the two blocs.
An empire is an empire, a war is a war.
First define the Second Persian War. The Persian War ran 499-449 BCE - it had several phases - Ionian Revolt, Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, Persian invasion of mainland Greece, Greek counter-offensive. Which among this are supposed to be 'First Persian War', Second Persian War' and 'Third Persian War' ?