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325: 114:, although some sources cited it as a pretext on the part of the Athenians to gain control of the league's finances. Failure to pay the phoros often prompted swift enforcement measures such as the case of Delos, which had to contend with an Athenian military action after it withheld its phoros due to discontent with the city state. 75:
between Greece and Persia punctuated by incidents such as diplomatic moves and countermoves, threats, and raids, particularly along the border that separated the territories of the two powers. At its peak, membership swelled to about 200 and, in exchange for Athenian protection, each paid phoros in
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supplied warships as their tribute. The list of annual tributes were preserved as inscriptions in the marbles of the
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The phoros became a source of contention when it was doubled and trebled by the Athenians to finance the
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In 454/3, the Delian League treasury was moved to Athens for safe-keeping after the League's defeat in
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during its first 25 years of existence. While no major conflict occurred, there existed a form of
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talents of silver while the more powerful members such as
340: 135:Sacks, David; Murray, Oswyn; Brody, Lisa (2005). 35:) was the name for the membership dues paid to 360: 8: 367: 353: 143:. New York: Facts on File, Inc. pp.  213:Warfare in Ancient Greece: A Sourcebook 139:Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World 122: 7: 321: 319: 234: 232: 130: 128: 126: 339:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 43:, formed to offer protection from 14: 323: 243:. Oxon: Routledge. p. 189. 215:. Oxon: Routledge. p. 69. 1: 47:forces. It could be paid in 335: related article is a 412: 391:Taxation in ancient Athens 318: 15: 32: 16:Not to be confused with 262:Buckley, Terry (1996). 239:Buckley, Terry (2010). 297:. Routledge. pp.  289:Powell, Anton (2001). 270:. Routledge. pp.  211:Sage, Michael (2002). 39:by the members of the 396:Ancient Greece stubs 170:Classical Philology 23:In Ancient Greece, 90:Athenian Acropolis 49:military equipment 348: 347: 308:978-0-415-26280-4 281:978-0-415-09957-8 274:–199 Chapter 10. 105:Peloponnesian War 98:battle of Salamis 403: 369: 362: 355: 327: 320: 312: 296: 285: 269: 255: 254: 236: 227: 226: 208: 202: 201: 165: 159: 158: 142: 132: 34: 411: 410: 406: 405: 404: 402: 401: 400: 376: 375: 374: 373: 316: 309: 301:–57 Chapter 1. 288: 282: 261: 258: 251: 238: 237: 230: 223: 210: 209: 205: 167: 166: 162: 155: 134: 133: 124: 120: 92:. According to 61: 21: 12: 11: 5: 409: 407: 399: 398: 393: 388: 378: 377: 372: 371: 364: 357: 349: 346: 345: 333:Ancient Greece 328: 314: 313: 307: 286: 280: 257: 256: 250:978-0203860212 249: 228: 221: 203: 182:10.1086/366003 176:(4): 241–258. 160: 153: 121: 119: 116: 60: 57: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 408: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 386:Delian League 384: 383: 381: 370: 365: 363: 358: 356: 351: 350: 344: 342: 338: 334: 329: 326: 322: 317: 310: 304: 300: 295: 294: 287: 283: 277: 273: 268: 267: 260: 259: 252: 246: 242: 235: 233: 229: 224: 218: 214: 207: 204: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 164: 161: 156: 150: 146: 141: 140: 131: 129: 127: 123: 117: 115: 113: 108: 106: 101: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 74: 70: 66: 58: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 41:Delian League 38: 30: 26: 19: 341:expanding it 330: 315: 292: 265: 240: 212: 206: 173: 169: 163: 138: 109: 102: 65:Persian Wars 62: 24: 22: 380:Categories 222:0203439449 154:0816057222 118:References 63:After the 59:Background 190:0009-837X 94:Aristotle 51:(such as 73:cold war 53:triremes 45:Persian 305:  278:  247:  219:  198:268868 196:  188:  151:  86:Lesbos 84:, and 37:Athens 25:phoros 331:This 194:JSTOR 112:Egypt 82:Chios 78:Samos 69:Delos 33:φόρος 29:Greek 18:Foros 337:stub 303:ISBN 276:ISBN 245:ISBN 217:ISBN 186:ISSN 149:ISBN 272:189 178:doi 145:105 382:: 299:13 231:^ 192:. 184:. 174:68 172:. 147:. 125:^ 107:. 100:. 80:, 31:: 368:e 361:t 354:v 343:. 311:. 284:. 253:. 225:. 200:. 180:: 157:. 27:( 20:.

Index

Foros
Greek
Athens
Delian League
Persian
military equipment
triremes
Persian Wars
Delos
cold war
Samos
Chios
Lesbos
Athenian Acropolis
Aristotle
battle of Salamis
Peloponnesian War
Egypt



Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World
105
ISBN
0816057222
doi
10.1086/366003
ISSN
0009-837X
JSTOR

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