Yes. After the repulse of the Persian invasion in 479 BCE, Athens organised a defensive league of a couple of hundred Greek city-states in Asia Minor and the Islands to defend against Persian incursions, with it's treasury held in the temple on the island of Delos.
Most cities paid an annual cash contribution to maintain protective naval forces, most of which ships were provided by Athens which led the League. After 30 years, peace was made with the Persian Empire, but Athens continued to collect the contribution and spent them on itself. The subsidised navy was diverted from fending off the Persians to extorting the contributions, and Athens thus replaced the Persian Empire with an empire of it's own.
a greek city state is a polis The question was about the alliances of Greek city-states. Don't know the Greek translation, but in English they are referred to as leagues. the alliance between the greek city-states was called Delian League. (weazol)
He made the Triple Alliance. The Aztecs made an Alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan. He made an Alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan called the Triple Alliance. He made an Alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan called the Triple Alliance. He made an Alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan called the Triple Alliance. He made an Alliance with Texcoco and Tlacopan called the Triple Alliance.
Notes in Bullet Point Format from College Prepatory Class: The Age of Pericles: -Pericles was an Athenian leader who was also: -a great general -an orator (public speaker) -a statesman -held public office -active in public life -from 461 BC to 429 BC (30 years) -his leadership was very important to Athenian success -during the Age of Pericles: -Athens reached its peak of: -power -wealth -democracy -all male citizens, except for lowest class, could hold public office -officeholders -were paid a salary -chosen by a lot so that no one had an advantage -however: -women rarely took part in public life -many residents were not citizens -many residents were slaves -During Pericles rule, he: -strengthened and extended the empire -established colonies of Athenian citizens in: -important areas -rebellious areas -used Athenian navy -to keep the Persians out of the Aegean Sea -brought stability and prosperity to the eastern Mediterranean region -Athenian system of weights and measures became standard throughout the empire -however: -members of the Delian League -pro: received these benefits -con: lost their independence -The Athens Empire and the Delian League: -although Athens' government was democratic, the Delian League was not -Athens made all the decisions -Pericles moved treasury from Delos to Athens -used the money for the good of Athens -forced more city-states to join the league -sometimes Athenian forces had to put down revolts by other city-state The Peloponnesian War: -Pericles failed to unite Greece under Athens. -discontent grew -quarrels over trade divided Athens and Corinth -tensions grew between Athens and Sparta -until war broke out in 431 BC -called the Peloponnesian War -another name for Sparta is Peloponnesus -Sparta: -stronger army -surrounded Athens -siege continued for years because Athens was able to import food -Athens: -had a better navy -people took refuge behind city walls -a plague broke out killing many, including Pericles -Peloponnesian War continued for 27 years -Sparta along with Persia's help was able to block Athens' food supply -starving Athenians surrendered in 404 BC -after this war, Greece was politically unstable -many Greeks felt only a foreign power could untie Greece -it would be many years before this would pass -however, Greek civilizations still made great advances during this time Notes in Bullet Point Format from College Prepatory Class: The Age of Pericles: -Pericles was an Athenian leader who was also: -a great general -an orator (public speaker) -a statesman -held public office -active in public life -from 461 BC to 429 BC (30 years) -his leadership was very important to Athenian success -during the Age of Pericles: -Athens reached its peak of: -power -wealth -democracy -all male citizens, except for lowest class, could hold public office -officeholders -were paid a salary -chosen by a lot so that no one had an advantage -however: -women rarely took part in public life -many residents were not citizens -many residents were slaves -During Pericles rule, he: -strengthened and extended the empire -established colonies of Athenian citizens in: -important areas -rebellious areas -used Athenian navy -to keep the Persians out of the Aegean Sea -brought stability and prosperity to the eastern Mediterranean region -Athenian system of weights and measures became standard throughout the empire -however: -members of the Delian League -pro: received these benefits -con: lost their independence -The Athens Empire and the Delian League: -although Athens' government was democratic, the Delian League was not -Athens made all the decisions -Pericles moved treasury from Delos to Athens -used the money for the good of Athens -forced more city-states to join the league -sometimes Athenian forces had to put down revolts by other city-state The Peloponnesian War: -Pericles failed to unite Greece under Athens. -discontent grew -quarrels over trade divided Athens and Corinth -tensions grew between Athens and Sparta -until war broke out in 431 BC -called the Peloponnesian War -another name for Sparta is Peloponnesus -Sparta: -stronger army -surrounded Athens -siege continued for years because Athens was able to import food -Athens: -had a better navy -people took refuge behind city walls -a plague broke out killing many, including Pericles -Peloponnesian War continued for 27 years -Sparta along with Persia's help was able to block Athens' food supply -starving Athenians surrendered in 404 BC -after this war, Greece was politically unstable -many Greeks felt only a foreign power could untie Greece -it would be many years before this would pass -however, Greek civilizations still made great advances during this time Notes in Bullet Point Format from College Prepatory Class: The Age of Pericles: -Pericles was an Athenian leader who was also: -a great general -an orator (public speaker) -a statesman -held public office -active in public life -from 461 BC to 429 BC (30 years) -his leadership was very important to Athenian success -during the Age of Pericles: -Athens reached its peak of: -power -wealth -democracy -all male citizens, except for lowest class, could hold public office -officeholders -were paid a salary -chosen by a lot so that no one had an advantage -however: -women rarely took part in public life -many residents were not citizens -many residents were slaves -During Pericles rule, he: -strengthened and extended the empire -established colonies of Athenian citizens in: -important areas -rebellious areas -used Athenian navy -to keep the Persians out of the Aegean Sea -brought stability and prosperity to the eastern Mediterranean region -Athenian system of weights and measures became standard throughout the empire -however: -members of the Delian League -pro: received these benefits -con: lost their independence -The Athens Empire and the Delian League: -although Athens' government was democratic, the Delian League was not -Athens made all the decisions -Pericles moved treasury from Delos to Athens -used the money for the good of Athens -forced more city-states to join the league -sometimes Athenian forces had to put down revolts by other city-state The Peloponnesian War: -Pericles failed to unite Greece under Athens. -discontent grew -quarrels over trade divided Athens and Corinth -tensions grew between Athens and Sparta -until war broke out in 431 BC -called the Peloponnesian War -another name for Sparta is Peloponnesus -Sparta: -stronger army -surrounded Athens -siege continued for years because Athens was able to import food -Athens: -had a better navy -people took refuge behind city walls -a plague broke out killing many, including Pericles -Peloponnesian War continued for 27 years -Sparta along with Persia's help was able to block Athens' food supply -starving Athenians surrendered in 404 BC -after this war, Greece was politically unstable -many Greeks felt only a foreign power could untie Greece -it would be many years before this would pass -however, Greek civilizations still made great advances during this time
480 to 404 BC was called the Golden age of Athens or the Age of Pericles
We call it today the Peloponnesian War. It was a 27-year war between the Athenian Empire and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
Delian League
Delian League
Today we call it the Delian League because its treasury was held at the island of Delos.
Several Ionian cities joined together in the Delian League for mutual protection against the Persians. They placed Athens at the head (as hegemon) because of her naval supremacy. This free confederation (symmachia) of autonomous cities, founded in 478 B.C., consisted of representatives, an admiral, and treasurers appointed by Athens. It was called the Delian League because its treasury was located at Delos.
ANSWER There had been three major leagues formed by Greeks city states: The Peloponnesian League under Sparta's hegemony, formed about the mid of the VI century BC to contrast the Athens's power. The first Delian-Attica league under Athens's hegemony, formed in 478-477 BC during the last phase of the Persian Wars. The second Delian-Attica League under Athens's hegemony, formed in 377 BC in opposition to the military alliance between Sparta and the Persian Empire.
It was an anti-Persian league, which in modern parlance has been called the Delian League because it started by having its treasury in the island of Delos. As Athens progressively turned this league into an empire, and the Persian threat abated with a peace treaty in 449 BCE, Athens migrated the treasury to its Acropolis, where it was more conveniently available to squander on beautifying the city and paying for half the population in its public service.
Called today the Delian League, it was a league of eastern Greek city-states led by Athens to protect those cities from Persian rule.
Delos was not a war site - it was reserved as a religious sanctuary of Apollo. There was a league led by Athens involved in wars, but this was called the Delian League because its treasury was held on the island.
The Peloponnesian war
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.
After defeat, Athens was stripped of its empire, and without the revenues they mulcted from it, they were not able to either maintain naval preeminence or afford the expenditures which had supported such extravagances as the beautification of Athens.
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.