Identifier: historyofancient03good (find matches)
Title: A history of the ancient world, for high schools and academies
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Goodspeed, George Stephen, 1860-1905
Subjects: History, Ancient
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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e Persians out of the yEgean sea and deliver theAsiatic Greeks from Persian domination. The Greekfleet under the Spartan king Pausanias (§ 153) undertookthis task. But the arrogance of the victor of Plataeaand the indifference of the ruling powers at Sparta pro-voked a reaction which resulted in the transference ofthe leadership to the Athenians under Aristides (§ 146).The work was brilliantly accomplished. With the ex-ception of a few isolated cities, the Greek settlements onthe entire ^gean coast and in the eastern Mediterraneanas far as Cyprus were made free. 161. It was clear, however, that this freedom couldbe maintained only by presenting a united front to theenemy. Hence, a new league sprang into being underthe headship of Athens—a league of the ^Egean cities.Large and small alike, they banded together to furnisha fleet for defence and offence against Persia (475 B.C.).Those who were unable or unwilling to furnish ships,coiitributed yearly a sura of money. The amount of the
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TJie Delian Confederacy 133 contribution in each case was left to Aristides to deter-mine, according to his judgment of the resources of eachcity. The pre-eminence of Athens was also recognizedby giving her the command of the united fleet and by ar-ranging that the yearly contributions should be collectedby her. The total sum assessed upon the cities amountedto four hundred and sixty talents. The money was placed inthe sanctuary of Apollo on the island of Delos. There therepresentatives of the various cities met to deliberate uponcommon interests. Hence the league received the nameof the Delian Confederacy. 162. Meanwhile the Athenians at home under the guid- Athensance of Themistocles were making rapid strides forward. He saw clearly into the political situation—the opportunityfor Athens to take its place at the head of the Greek world.If Aristides was the active agent of the advance of the cityabroad, he supplied the vital energy for the forward move-ment. Under his inspiration At

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