Classical Greece

The high point of the polis: Athenian democracy, tragedy, philosophy, and the Parthenon.

Specifications & Metrics

era

480 – 323 BC

Core Principles & Analysis

• Athenian democracy reached its height under Pericles after the Persian Wars.
• The Parthenon was built on the Acropolis in the fifth century BC.
• Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle founded Western philosophy before the era closed with Alexander.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Classical Greece