What was the result of the Persian war for Athens?

Answer 1

In the later stages of the war it led the Delian League to protect the cities against the Persians, taking financial contributions from the cities to maintain the fleet which protected them. When Persia finally agreed to stay away from the cities, Athens continued to collect the contributions from the cities and maintain a superior navy, and used the surplus to glorify the city and keep half its population on the public payroll, and using the war fleet to collect the funds by force if necessary, and effectively turning the League into an empire.

This, plus the walls it built around the city and its harbour, made Athens overconfident and interfering in other states, resulting in the Peloponnesian War in which the Greek world was devestated over 27 years, and a defeated Athens lost its empire and became a second rate power.

Answer 2

it became overconfident of its own strength and the Delian League it led, and interfered in the affairs of other cities including thecity-states of the Peloponneian League led by Sparta, leading to the disastrous 27-year Peloponnesian war which ravaged Greece. Athens lost and was stripped of its empire.

Answer 3

After peace was arranged, Athens is able to convert the anti-Persian Delian League, which it led, into an empire of its own, and use the proceeds to its own benefit - beautifying the city, putting half of its population on the public apyroll, and maintaining a dominant fleet to collect the money, keep the cities under control and meddle in the affairs of the rest of the Greek cities.

In the latter, it overstepped itself, bringing on the Peloponnesian War, losing it and being stripped of its empire, and becoming a second rate power.

Answer 4

It turned the anti-Persian alliance into an empire of its own.

Answer 5

In the latter stages of the 50-year long War, Athens led the Delian League of 180 city-states. After peace was arranged, it converted the League into an empire.