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The Golden Age of Athens
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• After the Persian Wars, formation of Delian League:
• Alliance between 140 city-states
• Athens quickly emerged as Greek leader
Setting the Stage
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Setting the Stage• Defeat of Persians + Athenian leadership = Athenian prestige
• Resulted in the GOLDEN AGE of ATHENS
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Setting the Stage• 477 to 431 BC: • Intellectual & artistic learning greatly increased
• During the GOLDEN AGE:• Drama, sculpture, poetry, science architecture, philosophy, etc.
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Golden Politics
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• Pericles, great Athenian leader
• 3 GOALS for ATHENS:
• Strengthen democracy, strengthen the empire & glorify Athens
Golden Politics
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Golden Politics
• Democracy:• Increased the number of public officials who received salaries
• Introduced direct democracy; allowed for increased participation
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• Empire:• Pericles built strongest navy of its time
• Greatly increased trade
Golden Politics
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• Glorifying Athens:• Pericles began the beautification of Athens
• Paid artists, architects and other workers to manage this task
Golden Politics
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The Golden Arts
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Golden Art
• Art and Sculpture:• Grace, strength, perfection
• Portrayal IDEAL beauty• Focused on harmony, order, balance and proportion
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The Golden Mean
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• Tragedy:• SERIOUS DRAMA; love, hate, war & betrayal
• The main character is generally a tragic hero with a fatal flaw, usually excessive pride
Golden Drama
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• Comedy:• Slapstick comedy & crude humor
• Poked fun at politics, ideas and respected leaders
Golden Drama
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Resentment
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Resentment• As Athens flourished, resentment began to develop on the Peloponnesus Peninsula
• Sparta resisted Athens & formed their own alliance (The PELOPONNESIAN LEAGUE)
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• As Athenian wealth & power INCREASED, so did hostility among other city-states
• Led to the Peloponnesian War:
Resentment
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Peloponnesian War
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• Dates:• 431 – 404 BC• Opponents:• Athens v.
Sparta
Dates & Opposition
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Major Events & Facts• Civil war• Different strengths; evenly
matched• WHY?• Athens – SEA
POWER• Sparta – LAND
POWER
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• Eventually the Spartans were able to trap the Athenians against the sea
• 404 BC:• Sparta captured Athens & ended
Athenian domination of Greek world
• Refused to burn it to the ground• WHY?
Major Events & Facts
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The Aftermath
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The Aftermath• What happened to Athens after the Peloponnesian War?
• DECLINE of the Golden Age• NO MORE empire, power or wealth
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• After the Peloponnesian War many Greeks lost confidence in Athens
• Led to the rise of philosophy & those who wanted seek the truth
The Aftermath
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• 3 BIG THREE:• Socrates• Plato • Aristotle
The Aftermath