cities in the athenian empire paid tribute to athens.
cities in the athenian empire paid tribute to athens.
cities in the athenian empire paid what to athens?
tribute
in 418 bc, however, conflict between sparta and the athenian ally argos led to a resumption of hostilities. alcibiades was one of the most influential voices in persuading the athenians to ally with argos against the spartans. at the mantinea sparta defeated the combined armies of athens and her allies. accordingly, argos and the rest of the peloponnesus was brought back under the control of sparta. the return of peace allowed athens to be diverted from meddling in the affairs of the peloponnesus and to concentrate on building up the empire and putting their finances in order. soon trade recovered and tribute began, once again, rolling into athens. a strong "peace party" arose, which promoted avoidance of war and continued concentration on the economic growth of the athenian empire. concentration on the athenian empire, however, brought athens into conflict with another greek state.
classical greece
during the persian wars athens developed a large, powerful navy in the eastern mediterranean that destroyed the even larger persian navy at the battle of salamis. the athenian navy consisted of 80,000 men crewing 400 ships. the backbone of the navy's manpower was a core of professional rowers drawn from the lower classes of athenian society. this gave the athenian fleets an advantage in training over the less professional fleets of its rivals. the main warships of the fleet were the triremes. with its fleet, athens obtained hegemony over the rest of the greek city-states forming the first athenian empire. its fleet was destroyed and empire lost during the peloponnesian war. athens regained some of its naval power after the second athenian empire was rebuilt; however, it never fully recovered as its rivals were much stronger than before. the fleet included two sacred ships, the paralus and the salaminia used for diplomatic and ceremonial duties.
athenian military