Question

When did the Athenian's gain control of the Aegean Sea?

Answer 1

Answer:

445-431 BC

Explanation:

An extensive trading network, backed up by force, gives Athens control over the whole of the Aegean and the Black Sea. But in 433 Pericles overreaches himself, in a move which leads to a breach of his own Thirty Years Treaty.

Answer 2

Answer:

445-431 BC

Explanation:

Empire and the return of war: 445-431 BC

Trading networks, backed up by force, gave Athens control over the whole of the Aegean and the Black Sea.  Pericles overreaches himself in 433, in a move that leads to a breach of his own Thirty Years Treaty.