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In 478 BCE, after the Persian invasion was repelled, Athens organised and led the Delian League of about 180 city-states in Asia Minor and the Aegean Islands to keep Persia from recapturing them. When peace was finally made with Persia in 449 BCE, Athens used it's maritime power to turn the League into an empire of its own, collecting the annual contributions by force.
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Who were the Plataians in the battle of marathon?
They were allied to Athens and fought with them.
Spartans finally conquered athens after what?
after persia was allied with sparta
What were they names of the three cites allied with Athens?
africa, asia,europe
What were the names of three cities allied with Athens?
Three cities that were allied with Athens during the Delian League period were Delos, Samos, and Euboea. These cities joined Athens to support mutual defense against Persian threats and to enhance trade. The alliance significantly bolstered Athenian power and influence in the region.
Is Athens a rugged place?
well Athens is located in Greece and Greece is mainly deep valleys, rugged highlands, and mountanious regions
What is grayling?
A freshwater fish, found in cold regions, allied to the Salmoid family, trout and salmon.
What are the regions that had greek colonies in 600 bc?
Cyrene, Naucratis, Syracuse, Massilia, Miletus, Athens, and Sparta
What is meant by the Golden Ages of Athens?
They grew rich from trading and from silver mined by slaves in regions around the city.
Who are the allies of Athens?
You are obviously asking about ancient Athens. Well, during the years there were different allies to Athens according to what the needs required. At some point it could have been Sparta and then at another they were one against the other. Anyway, Sparta was mostly allied to Athens when it comes to matters of being commonlt threaten. Thebes and Megara were also traditional allies on account of being close to Athens. Boetians and Corinthians too for the same reason.
What happed in the Athens and Sparta war?
Peleponnesian War was a 27 year war ending with Sparta victor over Athens. War broke out when Athens sought to expand and allied with Corcyra that was a colony of Corinth. Sparta and Corinth were already allies and Sparta saw this as a military aggression. Athens at the time was lead by Pericles who refused to withdraw. Tension was high and war finally broke out when Thebes, ally of Sparta, attacked Plataea which sided with Athens.
Who were the important people in the peloponnesian war?
The city-states of Athens and Sparta and their allied cities on both sides.
Who fought who in the penloponesian war?
The war was fought between Athens and Sparta, but both cities had many allies in other parts of Greece, some of whom were forced to fight. Toward the end of the war, Sparta allied with an old enemy, the Persian Empire, against Athens.
