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Pausanias expelled the Persians out of Byzantium and Cyprus,
Capture of Sestos,
Pausanias disgraced and recalled. -
Athens assumed leadership under Cimon and Aristides Membership:
-Athens (hegemon)
-Most of the Aegean islands and ionian cities
-Cities in Propontis
-Thrace and Euboea -
Cimon led an expeditionary force to recapture these two cities after the disgrace and recall of Pausanias
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Persians expelled from their base in Thrace- added advantage for Athens and league in access to mineral, timber and trading opportunities.
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