Why was the period following the Persian Wars called the golden age of Athens?

Answer 1

Athens turned the Delian League which it led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own.and milked the 180 city-states of money to benefit itself promoting arts, learning, building and handouts to its own citizens - a golden age indeed.

Answer 2

Athens provided most ships for the Delian League which won the final years of the war. It paid for the ships and crews from funds contributed by the nearly 200 member cities. When peace was declared, Athens continued to extort the money from the cities, using the ships to collect it. This effectively turneed the Delian League, whose treasury was moved from Delos to Athens, into an empire of Athens - the cities exchanged Persia's rule for Athens' rule.

With no war to fight, there was a lot of surplus money. Athens diverted it to glorification of the city (Parthenon etc), paying for the arts, philosophy etc, and in putting half its citizens on the public service payroll.

A golden age indeed, which lasted until it became embroiled in the Peloponnesian War and was stripped of the empire, and went back to trying to live on its own poor resources, which were not golden.

Answer 3

The cultural and scientific leaders of the Greek world were in the Persian-controlled Greek city states of Asia Minor. After the Persian War, Athens converted the 180 city-states it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own, and diverted their resources into its own advancement and glorification. This steered the Greek Golden Age into being a Golden Age for Athens.

Answer 4

Athens led the anti-Persian coalition when Sparta withdrew to solve its own problems at home. After peace was made with the Persian Empire 30 years later, Athens turned the coalition into an empire of its own, continued to milk the cities of the annual war funds, and used this to glorify its city and put half the citizens on the public payroll - a Golden age from any aspect.

Answer 5

After the Persians agreed to peace, Athens turned the Delian League of 180 city-states it had led against the Persians, into an empire of its own, and continued to collect the war funds by force. It spent the money on itself, putting half its citizens on the public payroll, building lavishly, and promoting the arts.

Answer 6

It isn't, that came after the war when Athens turned the Delian League it had led into an empire of its own, and lived high on the money it mulcted from the cities - a golden age indeed for Athens.

Answer 7

This was the period of Athens' major democratic and economic growth. Athens became a dominant regional power and developed an incredible amount of culture.

Answer 8

Athens converted the Delian League it had led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own and lived high on the hod with the gold it mulcted from its subjects.

Answer 9

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