The money they paid to the league funds to secure them from the Persians was used by Athens to fund its fleet, and when peace was arranged with the Persians, Athens continued to collect the money and use it to beautify the city, keep half its people in public employment, and keep a hundred ships at sea collecting the money by force where necessary.

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