... threat prompted Athens’ adoption of a maritime strategy based on the creation of a strong fleet. This served to repel the Persian attack on Greece in 480–479 and set the stage for the creation of a Greek super-state in the form of the Delian League, which over the next fifteen years pushed the Persians...

... of how Thucydides understood this crucial period in Greek history that saw the emergence of the Athenian empire. Themes and emphases include the origins of the Delian League and the nature of the tributary empire; the Pentecontaetia and the “true cause” of the Peloponnesian War; the Samian Revolt...

... that the Athenians's seizures of land occasioned a sharp reduction in the contributions demanded from the communities within the Delian League to which the cleruchies had been conveyed. Andros in the Cyclades Andrians Athens’ imperial expansion after the Thirty Years’ Peace Chalcidice in Thrace Chalcis on Euboea...

...This chapter examines the history of Athenian relations with Delos, from Peisitratus' attempt at control to the 5th-century Athenian empire. Delos was chosen as the headquarters of the newly-founded Delian League. It is argued that the subsequent transfer of the treasury from Delos to Athens...

... was exercising a decisive influence on the destiny of the city. The discussion begins with an analysis of Pericles' role in the Delian League's development and its transformation into an empire. The chapter then considers Pericles' cruelty in crushing the revolts of the allied cities, as is shown...

...2024 This chapter focuses on the Peloponnesian War. The roots of the Peloponnesian War of 431–404 lay in the tensions that had arisen when the Greek world became a bipolar one following the foundation of the Delian League under the hegemony of Athens in 478. The preoccupation of the imperial navy...

... Founding of Delian League 472/1 Ostracism of Themistocles 472 Pericles produces Aeschylus's Persians 468? Battle of the Eurymedon (defeat of Persians) 465–63 Revolt of Thasos 463 Pericles prosecutes his rival Cimon 462/1 Reforms...

...This chapter describes conditions in the Cyclades under Athenian hegemony of the fifth century. The formation of the Delian League ended the local operation of warships, local coinage, and local construction. The level of commerce through the region may have increased, but Athens appropriated some...