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  1. Feb 4, 2010 · Classical Greece, a period between the Persian Wars and the death of Alexander the Great, was marked by conflict as well as political and cultural achievements. ... The classical period was an era ...

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  2. The Parthenon, in Athens, a temple to Athena. Classical Greece was a period of around 200 years (the 5th and 4th centuries BC) in Ancient Greece, marked by much of the eastern Aegean and northern regions of Greek culture (such as Ionia and Macedonia) gaining increased autonomy from the Persian Empire; the peak flourishing of democratic Athens; the First and Second Peloponnesian Wars; the ...

  3. Jun 27, 2020 · The military, social and cultural powers in classical Greece between 480 and 323 BC were Athens and Sparta. They dominated the Hellenic world, including mainland Greece and their colonies in southern Italy and Minor Asia coastal area. These two city-states rose to power through alliances with other city-states, reforms, and a series of ...

  4. History of Greece: Classical Greece. The flurry of development and expansion of the Archaic Era was followed by the period of maturity we came to know as “Classical Greece”. Between 480 and until 323 BCE Athens and Sparta dominated the Hellenic world with their cultural and military achievements. These two cities, with the involvement of ...

  5. Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known together as the Greco-Roman world, centered on the Mediterranean Basin.

  6. The period of the Classical Era of Ancient Greece is defined as the time that occurred from the 5th to the 4th century BC in Greek culture, taking place over about a 200-year period. This was an era that created a foundation for western civilization since most of today’s political structure, scientific thinking and artistic thought got their ...

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  8. Overview of the Golden Age. The Golden Age of Greece, also referred to as the Classical Period, took place in Greece in the 5th and 4th Centuries B.C. This era is marked by the fall of the age of tyranny in Athens, when Peisistratus, a known tyrant, died in roughly 528 B.C. His death marked the edge of an oppressive era, but it would take until ...

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