Athens came to power after the Persian Wars because the leader,Sparta, wanted to evacuate the Greek cities in Asia Minor back toGreece to avoid the ongoing conflict of their existence within thePersian Empire.Athens had another plan – to form a league of these cities(Delian League) backed by the Athenian navy, to protect the cities’independence. The Spartans had problems at home and went home,leaving Athens to lead the League.After another 30 years of sporadic fighting, the Persian Empireagreed to peace and the freedom of the Greek city-states, andAthens continued to collect the annual war funds, by force wherenecessary, to spend on itself, so turning the League into an empireof its own.

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