A permanent alliance of Agean city-states was formed called the Delian League to defend Greece’s new found independence from the Persian menace. One man, Heracles of Athens emerged as its undisputed leader. His ambition was simple: to make Athens a political and cultural capital, effectively creating the Athenian Empire. The Acropolis was to be the master stroke of Heracles’ power broking, a monumental declaration of Athens’ dominance in the New World order.
爱琴海各城邦组成德利安联盟,携手永久保卫脱离波斯魔掌、新获独立的希腊。一个名叫赫拉克利斯的人众望所归成为雅典领袖。他的抱负很明确,就是令雅典成为政治文化中心,有效地创建起一个雅典人的王国。雅典卫城便是在赫拉克利斯的大力策划下兴建起来的,它具有非常的意义,宣告雅典在世界新秩序中的统治地位。