Persia gave up trying to enforce peace on the Greek city-states, which went back to their usual fighting amongst each other.
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Athens converted the anti-Persian league it had led in the latter stages of the 5-year war into an empire of its own.
Athens used this empire to enrich itself and interfere in the affairs of other Greek cities, resulting in the devastating 27-year Peloponnesian War.
Athens lost,and lost its empire.
The cities continued fighting each other in ongoing wars until suppressed by the emerging power of Macedonia.
