AVE Atrium on X: "Surprisingly, this isn't the first time in the history of the Western world that an alliance is being turned into an empire, and allies into subjects. When Persia managed to conquer the Greek Ionian settlements on the Anatolian coast, they started rebelling over higher taxes. https://t.co/cUok64MZLx" / Twitter

To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Home Notifications Chat Bookmarks Profile More Tweet Changbai @ChangbaiLi Tweet See new posts Conversation AVE Atrium @aveatrium Surprisingly, this isn't the first time in the history of the Western world that an alliance is being turned into an empire, and allies into subjects. When Persia managed to conquer the Greek Ionian settlements on the Anatolian coast, they started rebelling over higher taxes. They managed to free themselves — and allied with Athens, the most powerful sea power in Greece at the time, to protect them. Together, they managed to repel the punishing mission sent by the Persians, with the battle of Marathon being one of the most crucial events in the history of Western civilisation. Soon after, the alliance between the Ionian city states and Athens was formalised into the "Delian" league. Now here is the crucial part that should remind all of us of current events: The members of the Delian

AVE Atrium @aveatrium Surprisingly, this isn't the first time in the history of the Western world that an alliance is being turned into an empire, and allies into subjects. When Persia managed to conquer the Greek Ionian settlements on the Anatolian coast, they started rebelling over higher taxes. They managed to free themselves — and allied with Athens, the most powerful sea power in Greece at the time, to protect them. Together, they managed to repel the punishing mission sent by the Persians, with the battle of Marathon being one of the most crucial events in the history of Western civilisa

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