Age of Pericles

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The Age of Pericles was the height of Athenian power and cultural flourishing in the 5th century BCE, marked by democratic reforms, imperial expansion, and major artistic and architectural achievements such as the Parthenon.


Statements (58)
Predicate Object
instanceOf era of Classical Greece
historical period
characterizedBy cultural flourishing
democratic reforms
imperial expansion
major architectural achievements
major artistic achievements
naval supremacy of Athens
followedBy Late Classical period of Greece
Peloponnesian War
follows Early Classical period of Athens
Persian Wars
hasArchitecturalProgramDirector Phidias
hasArchitecturalWork Erechtheion
Odeon of Pericles
Parthenon
Propylaea
Temple of Athena Nike
hasAssociatedPerson Aeschylus
Anaxagoras
Aspasia of Miletus
Euripides
Herodotus
Pericles
Phidias
Socrates
Sophocles
Thucydides
hasCapital Athens
hasConflictWith Peloponnesian League
Sparta
hasCountry Ancient Greece
hasCulturalAspect Athenian Golden Age
advances in historiography
advances in philosophy
development of classical Greek sculpture
flourishing of drama
hasEconomicBasis maritime trade
tribute from allied city-states
hasEndTime circa 429 BCE
hasFormOfGovernment direct democracy
hasKeyEvent First Peloponnesian War
Thirty Years Peace between Athens and Sparta
construction of the Long Walls of Athens
construction of the Parthenon
democratic reforms in Athens
development of the Delian League into an Athenian empire
expansion of the Athenian Empire
outbreak of the Peloponnesian War
transfer of the Delian League treasury to Athens
hasLeader Pericles
hasMainLocation Athens
hasMilitaryAlliance Delian League
hasPart Classical Athens
hasPoliticalSystem Athenian democracy
hasStartTime circa 461 BCE
namedAfter Pericles
timePeriod 5th century BCE

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Periclean building program ("Golden Age of Athens")
associatedWith
Propylaea ("Golden Age of Pericles")
builtDuring
Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens ("Golden Age of Athens")
constructedInPeriod
Ictinus ("Periclean Age")
era
Age of Pericles ("Athenian Golden Age")
hasCulturalAspect
Battle of Sybota ("Athenian Golden Age")
historicalPeriod
Athenian democracy
reachedPeakDuring
Pericles
timePeriod

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