Athenians to transform the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. (25 marks) There is certainty no evidence to suggest that the Athenians had any long-term plans‚ in the years 479-470 BC‚ to change the Delian League into an empire‚ although from the beginning the potential to develop into an imperial power were there. Because from the beginning‚ Athens had considerable power as she was the permanent hegemon.The most important aspects involving the transformation of League into empire was the changing
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liberated Ionian Greeks. The Athenians had a different perspective. They felt related to the Ionians‚ and in their view‚ security could only be reached when their compatriots were safe as well. Therefore‚ they continued the struggle and founded the Delian League. From the very first beginning‚ there appears to have been an element of rivalry with Sparta‚ as is suggested by the author of the Constitution of the Athenians‚ a little treatise that is (probably incorrectly) attributed to Aristotle of Stagira:
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the beginning the Delian League was to be beneficial for both Athens and her allies‚ however because of radical democracy‚ the leadership of Aristides‚ Cimon and in particular Pericles and his aggressive imperial policy Athens had transformed the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. This essay will discuss how Athens became not only a member but leader of the Delian League; it will also examine Aristides‚ Cimon and Pericles fight for the right to set the direction of the League‚ Pericles’ foreign
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Explanation of how successful the Delian League was: In my understanding‚ I strongly believed based on history and research that the Delian League recorded huge success. They are great advantages over the Persians and therefore used the opportunity to register victory in the area of military administration and control. In all the battles‚ great fear was in their rivals due to the defeat registered even before the league. The administration success over the conquering of the Thracian Chersonese and
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1) What were the functions of the Delian and Peloponnesian Leagues? The Delian league was set up by the Athenians for an alliance between all the Ionian Greeks so to stamp out the threat of Persia. Athens took charge because Sparta retreated into its own self-interests‚ so to only protect themselves so the Ionians looked for help among the Athenians. It was formed in 477BC at Delos (which was a neutral city). The league seemed successful because in they had some big victories such as in: 478BC Byzantium
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el * Intro: The Delian League formed in 477BCE and was an alliance of Ionian Greek states. Because Sparta was unwilling to fight against Persia‚ Athens took its place and formed the Delian League to fight against the Persians and protect the smaller islands. * In my first paragraph: The original aims of the Delian League created by Aristides were to protect the already liberated Greek city-states from Persian attack and to attack and regain losses during the Persian wars. The Athenian long-term
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The success of the Delian league can be seen in peace enjoyed by members of the league. This is seen in the protection offered by Athens from invasion of the Persian army. The Persians army were deadly as at that time‚ while many Greek- city state saw the Athenians soldier as the only army that can combat the Persian forces‚ for this reason they all ran to Athens‚ there was a coalition‚ hence the Delian league was formed and they were enjoying the coalition. The coalition which was popularly called
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How successful the Delian League was. The Delian League or Athenian League was an alliance of more than 300 Greek city-states‚ under the direction of Athens‚ with the aim of liberating the eastern cities of Greece which were under the control of Persia. “Prominent members included: Aegina‚ Byzantium‚ Chios‚ Lesbos‚ Lindos‚ Naxos‚ Paros‚ Samos‚ Thasos‚ and many other cities across the Aegean‚ in Ionia‚ the Hellespont‚ and Propontis.” (Cartwright & Mark‚ 2016). This alliance was dissolved after the
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Delian League or confederation of Greek city-states under the leadership of Athens. The name is used to designate two distinct periods of alliance‚ the first 478–404 B.C.‚ the second 378–338 B.C. The first alliance was made between Athens and a number of Ionian states (chiefly maritime) for the purpose of prosecuting the war against Persia. All the members were given equal vote in a council established in the temple of Apollo at Delos‚ a politically neutral island‚ where the league’s treasury was
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Explain how successful the Delian League was. To know better about how successful the league was‚ it is good to know why the league has founded in the first place. After some Greek city states including Athens encouraged and facilitate cities in Asia minor to rebel against Persia‚ The Persian empire had subdued the rebellions and then‚ to address the root of the problem decided to attack Greece. From the two decades of Greco-Persian war‚ it was the Athens and her allies who came out victorious eventually
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