the golden age of athens started in 500 bc.
the golden age of athens started in 500 bc.
when did the golden age of athens start?
500 bc
fifth-century athens refers to the greek city-state athens in the period of roughly 480 bc-404 bc. this was a period of athenian political hegemony, economic growth and cultural flourishing known as the golden age of athens or age of pericles. the period began in 480 bc when an athenian-led coalition of city-states, known as the delian league, defeated the persians at salamis. as the fifth century wore on, what started as an alliance of independent city-states gradually became an athenian empire. eventually, athens abandoned the pretense of parity among its allies and relocated the delian league treasury from delos to athens, where it funded the building of the athenian acropolis. with its enemies under its feet and its political fortunes guided by legendary statesman and orator pericles, athens as a center of literature, philosophy (see greek philosophy) and the arts (see greek theatre). some of the most important figures of western cultural and intellectual history lived in athens during this period: the dramatists aeschylus, aristophanes, euripides and sophocles, the philosophers aristotle, plato and socrates.
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the term "golden age" is at present frequently used in the context of various fields, such as the "spanish golden age", "dutch golden age", "golden age of alpinism", "golden age of american animation", "golden age of comics", "golden age of science fiction", "golden age of television", "golden age of hollywood", "golden age of arcade video games", "golden age of radio", "golden age of hip hop" and even "golden age of piracy" or "golden age of porn". usually, the term "golden age" is bestowed retroactively, when the period in question has ended and is compared with what followed in the specific field discussed.
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