HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Athens
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Sparta
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Thebes
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Delphi
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Delian League was founded in 478 BCE following the Persian War to be a military alliance against any enemies that might threaten Ionian Greeks. It was led most notably by Athens, who protected all members unable to protect themselves with its massive and powerful navy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first leader of the Delian League was Cimon, a Athenian General and politician who was succeeded by Pericles and Ephialtes, who moved the treasury to Athens.
Detailed explanation-3: -The League’s modern name derives from its official meeting place, the island of Delos, where congresses were held in the temple and where the treasury stood until, in a symbolic gesture, Pericles moved it to Athens in 454 BC.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Delian League (or Athenian League) was an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens. The league was formed in 478 BCE to liberate eastern Greek cities from Persian rule.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Wars of the Delian League (477–449 BC) were a series of campaigns fought between the Delian League of Athens and her allies (and later subjects), and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia.