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Classical Athens refers to the city of Athens from 508 to 322 BC. Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes , after the tyranny of the Peistratids and the rule of Isagoras . This system remained remarkably stable, and with a few brief interruptions remained in place for 180 years, until 322 BC.
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 ...
The Classical Period is characterized by a "classical" style, i.e. one which was considered exemplary by later observers, most famously in the Parthenon of Athens. Politically, the Classical Period was dominated by Athens and the Delian League during the 5th century, but displaced by Spartan hegemony during the early 4th century BC, before ...
In the classical period, Athens was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato 's Academy and Aristotle 's Lyceum, Athens was also the birthplace of Socrates, Plato, Pericles, Aristophanes, Sophocles, and many other prominent philosophers, writers and politicians of the ancient world.
History of Classical Athens refers to historical events of Classical Athens (508–322 BC). This category is based on Outline of ancient Greece . Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. Athenian democracy (1 C, 26 P) Athenian Empire (4 C, 9 P) Thirty Tyrants (1 C, 11 P)
Classical Athens refers to the city of Athens during the classical period of ancient Greece (508–322 BC). This category is based on Outline of ancient Greece . Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. Culture in Classical Athens (6 C, 8 P) History of Classical Athens (3 C, 7 P)
Feb 4, 2010 · The classical period was an era of war and conflict—first between the Greeks and the Persians, then between the Athenians and the Spartans—but it was also an era of unprecedented political and...
