The “Golden Age” of The “Golden Age” of AthensAthens

Rise of the Athenian Rise of the Athenian EmpireEmpire After the After the PersianPersian Wars, two city-states Wars, two city-states

became the leaders – became the leaders – Athens Athens and and SpartaSparta Athens led the Athens led the DelianDelian League – a group League – a group

of city-states that got together to defend of city-states that got together to defend themselves (an themselves (an alliancealliance))

AthensAthens began to treat the other city- began to treat the other city-states like states like subjectssubjects (they didn't like that) (they didn't like that)

The “Golden Age” was when Athens The “Golden Age” was when Athens produced great produced great artisticartistic and and cultural cultural achievements achievements

PericlesPericles Was a Was a strategoistrategoi (a (a generalgeneral). ).

He became the He became the most most powerful manpowerful man in Athens in Athens

Keys to success = Keys to success = skilled skilled speaker speaker andand hard worker hard worker

Achievements = built better Achievements = built better wallswalls around the city, around the city, strengthened strengthened democracydemocracy, , supported supported artistsartists, painters, , painters, sculptors, & sculptors, & architectsarchitects

The The ParthenonParthenon Temple to Temple to AthenaAthena Greatest Greek Greatest Greek buildingbuilding Symbolized Athens' Symbolized Athens'

wealthwealth and and powerpower Three types of columns Three types of columns

= = DoricDoric, , IonicIonic, and , and CorinthianCorinthian

Greek DramaGreek Drama Theater of Theater of DionysusDionysus = most = most

important theater important theater Two kinds of play: Two kinds of play:

– comedycomedy (funny/happy) (funny/happy) – tragedytragedy (serious/sad) (serious/sad)

The “Big Four”The “Big Four” TrilogyTrilogy = group of three = group of three

related works (books, related works (books, movies, etc.)movies, etc.)

Aeschylus, Aeschylus, SophoclesSophocles, , and Euripides wrote and Euripides wrote tragediestragedies

AristophanesAristophanes was the was the greatest comedy writer greatest comedy writer

Other Cultural Other Cultural AchievementsAchievements Great Great potterypottery created created Herodotus = father of Herodotus = father of historyhistory Hippocrates = father of Hippocrates = father of medicinemedicine