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• How Did The Delian League Become The Athenian Empire?
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How did the Delian League become the Athenian Empire? Outline
I. Thesis
a. The Delian League, founded in 478 B.C., started out as an early confederation of Greek city-states, with the common goal dealing with the Persian threat that had presented itself earlier. As time passed, the dominant member of this confederation became Athens, and soon after, the Delian League turned into an unofficial Athenian Empire after the Athenians defeated the Persians.

II. Body- 1st paragraph
a. Background information about the Delian League
○ Founded in 478 BCE
○ Derived from the island of Delos § At one point in time, there were two hundred members
○ Athens was its leader
○ The league's treasury was transferred to Athens § It was used to fund things
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