Abstract
Inrecentyears,Historiography has reassessedthe aspirationfor universaldominationexpressed by Hellenistic rulers. It emphasizes on a marked influence of the predecessor kingdoms of theNearEast in the configuration of an idea of imperial universalism.However,ClassicalAthens was not immune to such particularity of ancient empires, that is, the claim to dominate the world. Hence, this article aims to look into Athenian universalism by connecting naval hegemony with the ability to manage access to food produced on the periphery of the Greek world. The main goal is to prove that even though Athens did not literally seek to dominate the world, it was eager to present itself as the center of the Earth, being capable of shipping products from all over the world to the Piraeus.
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