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1. Classical Period Of Greek History

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   The Delian League and Athenian Financial Policy
   The Delian League, initially established to deter future Persian incursions, rapidly transmuted into the Athenian Empire. Tribute payments, initially collected in ships or coinage, gradually became standardized as payments in Attic silver drachmae stamped with the profile of the goddess Athena. The relocation of the League treasury from Delos to the Acropolis in 454 BCE symbolized this consolidati…

2. Cyclades

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   The Cyclades ($\text{Kikládhes}$) are an archipelago of islands located in the central Aegean Sea in the central Aegean Sea, forming a distinct geographical and cultural grouping within the broader Hellenic realm. Geologically, the islands are situated within the central $\text{Aegean Basin}$ Aegean Basin, characterized by a complex interplay of crustal extension and localized magmatism, although they are often noted for a relative, if temporary, seismic quiescence following the late Bronze Age [Minoan](/entries…

3. Pericles

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   During the Periclean period, Athens transformed the Delian League, originally intended as a defensive alliance against Persia, into an Athenian empire. Pericles argued that the tribute exacted from allied city-states was justified because Athens provided the primary naval defense structure that prevented a return of the Great King.
   Crucially, Pericles oversaw the controversial decision to relocate…