The athenian empire: part 2 [Introduction to ancient Greek history]

Educação Superior::Ciências Humanas::HistóriaPresents a class of Professor Donald Kagan, which introduces the history of ancient Greece. The Professor explains that even after the battle of Marathon the Greeks feared that the Persians would return to seek revenge. This encouraged the Greek polis to invite Athens to lead a league called the Delian League, to protect the Greeks. Sparta and its allies from the Peloponnese entered the league at the beginning. Finally, Professor Kagan intimates that this league would eventually turn into the Athenian empir