History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . CHAPTER X THE FALL OF THE ATHENLA.N EMPIRE I. The Second Peloponnesian War 223. Dangerous Hostility to Athens. While Athens underthe guiding hand of Pericles had thus made herself the chiefcenter of refined and civilized life in the Greek world, her politicalsituation was becoming a serious one. When the danger fromPersia seemed over, some of the island states of the Empire wishedto withdraw. But Athens would not permit them to do so. Shesent out her war fleet, conquered the rebellious islands, andforced them
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History of Europe, ancient and medieval: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece and Rome . CHAPTER X THE FALL OF THE ATHENLA.N EMPIRE I. The Second Peloponnesian War 223. Dangerous Hostility to Athens. While Athens underthe guiding hand of Pericles had thus made herself the chiefcenter of refined and civilized life in the Greek world, her politicalsituation was becoming a serious one. When the danger fromPersia seemed over, some of the island states of the Empire wishedto withdraw. But Athens would not permit them to do so. Shesent out her war fleet, conquered the rebellious islands, andforced them to pay money tribute instead of contributing ships.Often many of their citizens were driven out and their landswere divided among Athenian settlers. The people of the Empireoutside of Attica were not allowed to become Athenian citizens.Athens in this way lost many loyal citizens which she mighthave gained among her subjects. At the same time Athens forcedall the people of the Empire to come there to settle their legaldifferences. Much discontent resulted among the states of the E