Delian League
- an alliance of ancient Greek city states, dominated by Athens, that joined in 478-447 BC against the Persians. The league was disbanded on the defeat of Athens in the Peloponnesian War (404 BC), but again united under Athens' leadership against Spartan aggression in 377-338 BC.得洛斯联盟（古希腊城邦联盟, 以雅典为首, 在公元前478-前447年为反抗波斯人而联合, 在公元前404年的伯罗奔尼撒战争中因雅典战败而解体, 但是后来又在雅典领导的反抗斯巴达入侵［前377- 前338］的斗争中重新联合）。亦称
the A THENIAN EMPIRE.