Athenian Empire

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The Athenian Empire was a powerful maritime dominion of ancient Athens that controlled much of the Aegean world through the Delian League during the 5th century BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian hegemony
ancient empire
maritime empire
alsoKnownAs Delian League (in its imperial phase)
linked to: Delian League
basedOn Delian League
capital Athens
continent Europe
controllingState Athens
culturalPolicy promotion of Athenian festivals and cults
currency Athenian silver drachma
linked to: Athenian drachma
dissolvedAfter Peloponnesian War
dissolvedBy Sparta
dominantPower Athens
economicBase maritime trade
tribute from allies
endTime 404 BCE
fleetSize hundreds of triremes at its height
formedAfter Battle of Plataea
Battle of Salamis
Greco-Persian Wars
governmentType hegemony of a city-state over allies
hasPart Delian League
historicalSource Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War
inscriptions recording tribute lists
influenced Athenian Golden Age
linked to: Age of Pericles

classical Athenian democracy
classical Greek art and architecture
spread of Athenian coinage
legalInfluence imposition of Athenian law in some subject cities
legitimizedBy Delian League alliance
locatedInTime 5th century BCE
mainLanguage Ancient Greek
mainMilitaryStrength navy
movedTreasuryFrom Delos
movedTreasuryTo Athens
notableEvent Melian episode
linked to: Melian Dialogue

Mytilenean revolt
Samian War
revolt of Naxos
revolt of Thasos
notableLeader Alcibiades
Cimon
Cleon
Pericles
Themistocles
opposedTo Peloponnesian League
Persian Empire
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

Sparta
politicalStructure allied assembly dominated by Athens
region Aegean Sea
Aegean world
eastern Mediterranean
religion ancient Greek religion
startTime c. 478 BCE
symbol owl of Athena on coinage
taxType phoros (tribute) from member states
tributarySystem allied poleis paying phoros (tribute)
tributeCollectedAt Athens
Delos

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Melissus of Samos opposed Athenian Empire
Athens Mint operatedBy Athenian state
linked to: Athenian Empire
Revolt of Naxos relatedTo Athenian Empire
subject linked to: revolt of Naxos
Athenian obol associatedWith Athenian naval empire
linked to: Athenian Empire
revolt of Thasos relatedTo Athenian Empire
Mytilenean revolt location Athenian Empire
Mytilenean revolt politicalContext Athenian imperialism
linked to: Athenian Empire
Potidaea subjectTo Athenian Empire
Mint of Athens ownedBy Athenian state
linked to: Athenian Empire
Mint of Athens regionServed Athenian Empire
Eirene honoredBy Athenian state
subject linked to: Eirene (Greek goddess of peace)
linked to: Athenian Empire
Piraeus ship-sheds associatedWith Athenian empire
linked to: Athenian Empire
Nician Peace signatory Athenian Empire
Philaid family associatedWith Athenian empire
linked to: Athenian Empire
Battle of Naupactus belligerent Athenian Empire
Battle of Cyzicus belligerent Athenian Empire
Ionian War belligerent Athenian Empire
siege of Athens opponent Athenian Empire
Battle of Aigos Potamos belligerent Athenian Empire
Lenaia administeredBy Athenian state
subject linked to: Lenaia festival
linked to: Athenian Empire
Hagnon of Thasos regionOfInfluence Athenian Empire
Hellenotamiai appliesToJurisdiction Athenian state
subject linked to: hellenotamiai
linked to: Athenian Empire
Battle of Tanagra (426 BC) belligerent Athenian Empire
ancient Attica associatedWith Athenian Empire
siege of Melos belligerent Athenian Empire
Melus attackedBy Athenian Empire
Lemnos, Imbros, and Scyros to belong to Athens beneficiary Athenian maritime empire
linked to: Athenian Empire
Invasion of Attica in 431 BC combatant Athenian Empire
Eion controlledBy Athenian Empire
Agis II opponent Athenian Empire
Peloponnesian League forces opposedTo Athenian Empire