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Why did many city-states form an alliance against Athens?
They wanted to punish the persians for attacking Greece
Who is the leader of a powerful alliance of Greece city states after the Persian Wars?
Athens.
Who was the leader of powerful alliance of the Greek city states after the Persian war?
Athens.
Which rival Greek city-states fought the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and its allies and Sparta and its allies.
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.
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.
Who was the victor in the Persian Wars?
At Ephesus in 498 BCE the Persian army crushed a force of the Ionian cities augmented by contingents from Eretria and Athens.
How did many city states form an alliance against Athens?
They wanted to punish the persians for attacking Greece.Also agreed to help defend each other and to protect trade in the aegean sea.
Why did the Delian League make an alliance?
It was based on 180 city-states in Asia Minor and the Islands which banded together against the Persian Empire under the leadership of Athens. When the Persian threat was resolved, opportunistic Athens converted it into an empire of its own.
What were the first political systems in the city-states of Greece?
The first political system in the city-states of Greece was the rule of one man [kingdome]. Then aristocracy/ oligarchy followed and finaly democracy was introduced with Athens as the leading city. Athens strongly supported other cities to join the democratic alliance known as the athenean alliance.
What changes did the Greek city-states make in governance after the Persian Wars?
Athens formed an anti-Persian alliance, the members of which (mainly in Aisa Minor and the Aegean islands) contributed to a fund to maintain a navy for the alliance. Athens, with a very superior navy, was able to enforce collection of this tribute, and effectively converted the alliance into an empire. So although the city-states were nominally independent, they paid tribute to Athens. Athens also encouraged those states to adopt a radical democratic form of government, which many did.
Who was the leader of a powerful alliance of greek city states after te Persian wars?
On one side, Athens. On the other, Sparta.
