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DELIAN - The Delian League, founded in 478 BC, was an association of Greek city-states, with the amount of members numbering between 150 to 330 under the lea...
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| Caught heading north from island in the Aegean |
| Islander arrested after hold-up |
| Greek islander caught up |
| Caught returning from island in Med |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Nov 17 2014 The Times - Cryptic |
| Oct 17 2012 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Jul 25 2012 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Sep 7 2007 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Delian description |
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| The Delian League, founded in 478 BC, was an association of Greek city-states, with the amount of members numbering between 150 to 330 under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Plataea at the end of the Second Persian invasion of Greece. The League's modern name derives from its official meeting place, the island of Delos, where congresses were held in the temple and where the treasury stood until, in a symbolic gesture, Pericles moved it to Athens in 454 BC.Shortly after its inception, Athens began to use the League's navy for its own purposes which led to its naming by historians as the Athenian Empire. This behavior frequently led to conflict between Athens and the less powerful members of the League. By 431 BC, Athens' heavy-handed control of the Delian League prompted the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War; the League was dissolved upon the war's conclusion in 404 BC under the direction of Ly |