Athens ruled the Delian League.
No, they were defeated by Sparta and it's allies. The Delian League was formed to defend against Persia, and after peace was made with the Persian Empire, it was turned by Athens into an empire of its own. Athens used its resources of the old League to war against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
The city that was the head of the Delian League was Athens, Greece.
Called today the Delian League, it was a league of eastern Greek city-states led by Athens to protect those cities from Persian rule.
Sparta led the Peloponnesian League, Athens led the Delian League.
to protect the Greeks from the Persians
Protect the Greek city-states around the Aegean Sea from Persian rule.
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yes it did.
Initially, yes. Later it was more of a vehicle for Athenian imperialism.
No, Sparta was not part of the Delian League. The Delian League was a coalition of Greek city-states led by Athens, formed in 478 BCE to continue the fight against Persia after the Persian Wars. Sparta, on the other hand, was a member of the Peloponnesian League, which was a rival alliance to the Delian League. The two leagues eventually clashed in the Peloponnesian War.
After the Persian invasion of 480-479 BCE was turned back, Athens gathered a coalition of 180 Greek city-states we call the Delian League to protect the cities against continuing Persian attempts to bring them within its empire.
Athens ruled the Delian League.
It is true that about 180 Greek city-states formed the Delian League to protect themselves from Persian rule. Not sure why 'why' would be 'true of false'.
No, they were defeated by Sparta and it's allies. The Delian League was formed to defend against Persia, and after peace was made with the Persian Empire, it was turned by Athens into an empire of its own. Athens used its resources of the old League to war against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Wars of the Delian League happened in -449.
The city that was the head of the Delian League was Athens, Greece.