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After the Persian invasion 480-479 BCE was repelled by the league of southern Greek cities, Athens took over leadership of 180 freed cities to keep the Persians at bay, forming the Delian League. Some cities came to resent having to pay for this protection and started to leave.
Athens led expeditions to enforce payment of the annual tax to pay for the navies of the League, beginning with Naxos. When the Persians finally made peace in 449 BCE, Athens continued to exact the payments, by force where necessary. It misused the money by spending it on itself, and reduced the cities into a virtual empire under its dominance and financial extortion.
This lasted until 404 BCE when Athens was defeated in the Peloponnesian War and was stripped of its empire.
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Which city-states had the most allies around the aegean sea during the peloponnesian war?
Athens' empire was built on the Delian League which was formed to contain Persian invasion. Once peace was arranged with the Persian Empire, Athens kept those states under control and turned them into an empire of its own.
Who fought for control over Greece in the Peloponnesian War?
The war was not a contest for control of Greece, it was between the Athenian alliance/empire and the Spartan-led Peloponnesian alliance. Athens was taking its power too far and the Peloponnesian League drew a line in the san which Athens ignored, bringing on the war.
Why did smaller city-states resent Athenian control?
The Delian League was formed under Athenian leadership to keep the city-states of Asia Minor and the Islands free of Persian rule. When peace was made with Persia, Athens kept the League going and collected the war funds each year, by force if necessary. Athens moved the treasury from Delos to Athens and happily spent them on beautifying the city, putting half its own citizens on the public payroll, and kept a strong fleet going to collect the funds from the cities. Pericles, a leader of Athens, admitted that Athens had converted the league to protect against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own.
Why did so many city states form a alliance against Athens?
Athens turned the league which it led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own. Using the power of this empire to bully other city-states. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta called Athens on its attempt to bankrupt its neighbour Megara, a member of their league, an overconfident Athens persisted, resulting in a destructive war which Athens lost, and was stripped of its empire.
What was The center of trade of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
Most of the Asia Minor was not controlled by Athens Who did control Asia Minor?
Persian Empire
How did Athens builds an empire?
Athens built an empire by using the money from the Delian League to rebuild and beautify Athens!!
Which city-states had the most allies around the aegean sea during the peloponnesian war?
Athens' empire was built on the Delian League which was formed to contain Persian invasion. Once peace was arranged with the Persian Empire, Athens kept those states under control and turned them into an empire of its own.
Who fought for control over Greece in the Peloponnesian War?
The war was not a contest for control of Greece, it was between the Athenian alliance/empire and the Spartan-led Peloponnesian alliance. Athens was taking its power too far and the Peloponnesian League drew a line in the san which Athens ignored, bringing on the war.
What empire is east of Sparta and Athens?
Persian Empire
Why were the tyrants able to seize control Athens?
spartans have the control in athens
Which of the following was a major cause of the Peloponnesian war?
Dissatisfaction with Athens's growing empire. :)
What caused the peloponnesion war?
The Peloponnesian War was caused by Athens slowly creating an empire under Pericles, an Athenian general. Sparta did not want only one city-state to be able to control all of Greece, so they decided to attack Athens, causing the Peloponnesian War.
Who wanted to control Greece Athens or Spartans?
athens
Why did many city-state form an alliance against the Athens?
Athens turned the league which it led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own. Using the power of this empire to bully other city-states. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta called Athens on its attempt to bankrupt its neighbour Megara, a member of their league, an overconfident Athens persisted, resulting in a destructive war which Athens lost, and was stripped of its empire.
What were the three goals Athens and Pericles wanted to accomplish?
Pericles had three goals for Athens. The first was to strengthen democracy. The second was to expand the empire. The third was to beautify Athens.
What empire did Xerces lead to Athens?
Persian
