The Delian League: Ancient NATO?

About this episode

Tristan Hughes and Professor Polly Low discuss the transformation of the Delian League from a defensive alliance into an Athenian empire.

What happens when a defensive alliance slowly turns into an empire? Tristan Hughes and Professor Polly Low explore the Delian League, the so‑called “ancient NATO”, from its Persian War origins to Athenian domination. Discover tribute, revolt, contested sources and how a league of allies became Athens’ hard-edged maritime empire. MORE The Persian Wars: Xerxes, Thermopylae and Salamis Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify The Parthenon: Wonder of Athens Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Tim Artsall. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds The Ancients is a History Hit podcast. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tristan Hughes

Guest: Professor Polly Low

Topics covered

• Delian League
• Athenian Empire
• Persian Wars
• defensive alliances
• maritime empire

Keywords

• Delian League
• Athenian domination
• Persian War
• tribute
• revolt
• maritime empire

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit

Books & works: The Delian League

Places: Athens, Athenian

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