Athens.
The Delian League
The establishment of the Delian League allowed Athens to protect its sea borders and lessen the threat of becoming a target for the Persian Empire. This alliance caused Athens to become the dominant city-state in Greece.
No city won. The Sparta alliance with Persian backing defeated the Athens alliance or empire.
Athens.
Athens converted the alliance it led into an empire of its own.
they wanted to punish the Persians for attacking Greece
Brigham Young (a religious leader)
They wanted to punish the persians for attacking Greece
Modern Athens is based on the ancient city-state of Athens.
No, Athens became the most powerful Greek city-state.
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.