The Delian league was a successful and strategic alliance. Even today, the reasons which lie behind this type of alliance still serve the world as illustrative examples. Reading the history of the Delian League is like reading a book or listening news on today geopolitics. The stakes and interests of the contemporary world are higher; so the news and events are different. But, the main reasons remain the same as in the Ancient Greek times. Despite of the political and military character of the Delian league it gave a greater economic advantage for Athens. While the Delian League prevented the enemies of the league to attack them; it -above all- allowed Athens to prosper and become an economic hub among the poleis. This cycle in turn enhanced …show more content…
However, we should mention the relativity of this success; since all the poleis have not experienced the Delian League’s success similarly. To better assess its success, we need to focus on the rise of Athens; since as the leader of the Delian it has taken almost all the advantages of the alliance. The goal of the Delian League derived from a potential comeback of the Persian; because the Athenians knew that the “best defense was a good offense”. However, the Delian League referred as the Athens pillar of prosperity. After a failure in Egypt, Pericles has decided to focus on the consolidation of the Athenians democracy; rather than implementing an expansion politics in Greece. Accordingly, Athens has found out the time to set new priorities in many fields such as Sculpture, architecture, pottery, theater, etc. Despite the military benefits of the Delian League, we should stress the financial assets as well. Pericles financed the construction of the Parthenon with the surplus of the Delian League’s contributions. As the entire Delian League’s members used a common currency unit; this gave Athens a certain financial and economic competitive advantage. This also allowed Athenians to voice their propaganda though “empire” entirely. Moreover, the building and the use of the fleet, just like the infrastructures created jobs for the poor Athenians which in turn enhanced Athens’s democracy and later upgraded as an “Imperial