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It relied on two major assets -
the walls which protected the city and the link to the seaport, which allowed them to withstand a siege and import food.
its war fleet which allowed them to harass opposing cities and protect supply ships.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoWhen a particularly rich vein of silver was found in the Athenian mines at Laurium, it was intended to divide the spoils amongst the citizens. The magistrate Themistocles persuaded them, in view of the Persian intent to punish them and appoint a tyrant to rule them after Athens had defeated a Persian force at Marathon five years earlier, to invest the money in a strong navy to resist this. A hundred warships were built and later a second hundred.
This fleet formed the backbone of the combined Greek city navies when it defeated the Persians at Salamis in 480 BCE. After the Persian invasion was turned back, Athens formed the Delian League from the threatened cities to oppose further Persian attempts. This defence was built around the Athenian fleet, which was financed from contributions by the cities.
After peace was made with Persia in 449 BCE, Athens continued to collect the money from the cities to pay for the fleet, and used the fleet to extort the money from reluctant cities. This money paid for the fleet, and the fleet collected the money. This continued until the Athenian fleet was destroyed at Aigospotamai in 405 BCE.
Without its fleet, Athens was stripped of the empire it had created with its naval power, and became a second rate power without the money to continue its high living and ability to intimidate the other cities..
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∙ 11y agoAthens was involved in many wars over several hundred years. Which war are you asking about.
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What was the military like in ancient Greece What was ancient Greek law Ancient Greek defence?
In Athens, they had a strong navy because they were on the water. In Sparta, they had the strongest military in all of ancient Greece.
Who had largest and strongest navy?
India
In the years following the Persian Wars Athens demanded payments from the city-states it protected in order to maintain and build-up its navy Ture of False?
Half true. Athens already had the strongest navy, and used it to extract payment from the Delian League states. After the Persian Empire agreed to peace, Athens continued to extort the money, using the fleet to collect it. It also spent the money on aggrandising Athens and keeping half its population on the public payroll.
One of the most powerful seafaring powers was?
In Greece during ancient times, one of the most powerful seafaring powers was Athens. There were other naval powers in the Mediterranean, such as Persia and Phoenicia, during the height of Athens' power and at other times. Still, the Athenian navy could not generally be matched for the quality of its ships nor, even more vitally, for the quality of its crews and officers.
Why is Themistocles important to Greek?
During this phase of the war, both Athens and Eritrea sent a small part of their navy to help the Ionian Greeks. It wasThemistocleswho had encouraged the Athenians to build up their navy for protection. The Athenian navy was strong, with small but fast ships. Their help angered Darius I, who vowed to take revenge on the Greek city-states.So he"encouraged Greece to create a strong navy"
What was the military like in ancient Greece What was ancient Greek law Ancient Greek defence?
In Athens, they had a strong navy because they were on the water. In Sparta, they had the strongest military in all of ancient Greece.
Did the Athens have the strongest navy?
Yes.
What were Athens and Sparta?
Athens and Sparta were the two pre-eminent city-states of ancient Greece. Separated by the mountainous terrain of the Balkan peninsula, the city-states were their own autonomous countries, who only occasionally cooperated to fight common foes (such as the Persians). The two are often seen as opposites: Sparta as the military kingdom that championed the warrior, and Athens as the enlightened democracy that valued knowledge, law, and peace. Sparta had the strongest army, Athens had the strongest navy. Greece needed both of these outlooks or it would not have survived.
Did the Athens work by sea power or land power?
Athenians mostly were very good sailors and they had the strongest navy in Greece. During the Peloponnesian War, they defeated Sparta in countless ocean battles.
Why was Athens navy stronger then Spartas?
The Spartans were stronger, but Athens had a better trained army... I think. The Spartans were the "Navy Seals" of the Greek states. Roughest and toughest soldiers by far. But Athens was the best naval power of Greece.
Which part of ancient Greece had pride in their soldiers?
The Spartans, the Athenians were proud of their navy.
Which country has the strongest navy?
The US has the strongest navy.
What was built more than 2000 years ago in Athens Greece?
The city, its harbours, its temples, its army and navy, and its empire.
How did Athens benefit from its navy?
Athens always had a strong navy and they have benefitted their navy because of it's power.
Who had a stronger navy Athens or Sparta?
athens
Athens had a powerful?
Athens had a powerful navy.
Did Athens or Sparta have a strong navy?
Athens had a strong navy, while Sparta had a better army
