It was part of a coalition led by Sparta which repelled an invasion by the Persian Empire.
In order to defeat the Persians in the Second Persian War, Athens built a tremendous fleet and formed an alliance with many seafaring city-states in Greece and Ionia, with Athens at its head. Eventually, the Delian League became the basis for Athenian Empire.
First define Persian War II. 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 'Second Persian War', 'Second Persian War' and 'Third Persian War'?
The second greco-persian war
It formed the Delian League in the second half of the 50-year war, which it turned into an empire of its own when the Persian War ended.
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 is supposed to be 'Second Persian War'?
The fist, to defeat the Persian occupation of Asia Minor 499-493 BCE was the Ionian League. The second to defeat the Persian invasion of mainland Greece 480-479 BCE was an alliance of southern Greek cities led by Sparta. The third to protect the cities of Asia Minor liberated by the second war was the Delian League lad by Athens 478-449 BCE.
First define the Second Persian War. The Persian War ran 499-449 BCE - it had several pheses - Ionian Revolt, Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, Persian invasion of mainland Greece, Greek counter-offensive. Which among this is supposed to be 'Second Persian War?
They both fought in the second Persian War
After the Persian War, conflict between the two broke out and culminated in the destructive 27-year Peloponnesian War. In the end, the Spartan alliance developed a war fleet using Persian funds to defeat the hitherto superior Athenian fleet, besieged Athens and starved it into surrender in 404 BCE.
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' ?
Contrast the results of the Persian and Peloponnesian war with regards to Athens Greece
Persian War I, Persian War II, The Peloponnesean War, The Macedonian War, …