Delian League
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The Delian League was an ancient Greek alliance of city-states led by Athens, originally formed to continue the fight against the Persian Empire and later becoming the basis of Athenian imperial power.
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Target entity: Delian League Context triple: [Classical Athens, allyIn, Delian League]
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Amphictyonic League
The Amphictyonic League was an ancient Greek religious and political association of tribes centered around major sanctuaries, most notably Delphi, which coordinated shared worship and mediated disputes among its member states.
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Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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Argolid
Argolid is a historic region in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, renowned as the heartland of several major Bronze Age and classical Greek centers.
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Magna Graecia
Magna Graecia refers to the coastal areas of southern Italy and Sicily that were extensively colonized by ancient Greek settlers and became a major center of Hellenic culture in the Western Mediterranean.
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Hellenic American Union
The Hellenic American Union is a cultural and educational organization that promotes Greek-American relations through language instruction, arts, and academic programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Delian League Target entity description: The Delian League was an ancient Greek alliance of city-states led by Athens, originally formed to continue the fight against the Persian Empire and later becoming the basis of Athenian imperial power.
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A.
Amphictyonic League
The Amphictyonic League was an ancient Greek religious and political association of tribes centered around major sanctuaries, most notably Delphi, which coordinated shared worship and mediated disputes among its member states.
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B.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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C.
Argolid
Argolid is a historic region in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, renowned as the heartland of several major Bronze Age and classical Greek centers.
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D.
Magna Graecia
Magna Graecia refers to the coastal areas of southern Italy and Sicily that were extensively colonized by ancient Greek settlers and became a major center of Hellenic culture in the Western Mediterranean.
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E.
Hellenic American Union
The Hellenic American Union is a cultural and educational organization that promotes Greek-American relations through language instruction, arts, and academic programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian-led coalition
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ancient Greek alliance ⓘ maritime league ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Sparta ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | spread of Athenian culture and democracy among allies ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | Athenian silver coinage ⓘ |
| developedInto |
Delian League
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Athenian Empire
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| dissolutionContext | end of Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Sparta ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 404 BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| dominatedBy | Athens ⓘ |
| financedBy | tribute payments from member states ⓘ |
| formedAfter | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| foundedOn | c. 478 BCE ⓘ |
| governingBody | synod of member representatives ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Delos ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Aegean Sea
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Dardanelles ⓘ
surface form:
Hellespont
Ionia ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| leader | Athens ⓘ |
| legalSystemInfluence | imposition of Athenian law courts on allies ⓘ |
| member |
Athens
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Byzantium ⓘ Chios ⓘ Ephesus ⓘ Lesbos ⓘ Mytilene ⓘ Naxos ⓘ Rhodes ⓘ Samos ⓘ Thasos ⓘ |
| memberCount | over 150 city-states ⓘ |
| militaryStrength | Athenian navy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Delos
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surface form:
island of Delos
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| notableEvent |
Mytilenean revolt
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revolt of Naxos ⓘ revolt of Thasos ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Peloponnesian League ⓘ |
| policy | suppression of secession by force ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
continue war against the Persian Empire
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defend Greek city-states against Persian aggression ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
First Peloponnesian War
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Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| treasuryLocation | Delos ⓘ |
| treasuryMovedOn | 454 BCE ⓘ |
| treasuryMovedTo | Athens ⓘ |
| tributeType |
money
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ships ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Athenian imperial expansion
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expulsion of Persian garrisons from Aegean cities ⓘ |
| weakenedBy | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
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