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Classical Athens - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) History. Rise to power (508–448 BC) Athenian hegemony (448–430 BC) Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) Corinthian War and the Second Athenian League (395–355 BC) Athens and Macedon (355–322 BC) The city. Overview. City walls. Gates. Acropolis (upper city) Agora (lower city) Districts. Hills. Streets.
- History of Athens
The leading statesman of the mid-fifth century BC was...
- Athens
Classical Athens was one of the most powerful city-states in...
- Age of Pericles
Fifth-century Athens was the Greek city-state of Athens in...
- History of Athens
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 city of Athens ( Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athênai [a.tʰɛ̂ː.nai̯]; Modern Greek: Αθήναι, Athine [ a.ˈθi.ne̞] or, more commonly and in singular, Αθήνα, Athina [a.'θi.na]) during the classical period of ancient Greece (480–323 BC) was the major urban centre of the notable polis ( city-state) of the same name ...
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