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Golden Age of Athens

Explore the Golden Age of Athens after the Persian War, the formation and impact of the Delian League, the leadership of Pericles, the magnificent Parthenon, and the contributions of Greek culture to Western civilization.

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Golden Age of Athens

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  1. Golden Age of Athens

  2. Greece after the Persian War • Greek city-states had just won a victory against the mighty Persian Empire • Greek city-states had worked together for the first time • Athens won great victories at Marathon and Salamis • Sparta helped by sacrificing themselves at the Thermopylae

  3. Delian League • 478 BC: Athens feared another attack from Persia and decided to prepare by forming a league of allied city-states that would work together if Persia came back • Called the Delian League after the island where it had it treasury or bank

  4. What Did the Delian League Do? • Promised to defend the city-states who were members • Worked to drive Persia out of Greek territories in Asia Minor

  5. How Did it Work? • Every city-state contributed soldiers and money to help the cause • As time went on, Athens started to collect tribute or taxes from the members and used the money to strengthen its own military • Smaller city-states had no choice: either pay or be left undefended • Athens also used Delain League money to rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars

  6. Pericles • Athenian general who has elected as a political leader for more than 30 years from 461 BCE to 429 BCE • Rebuilt Athens after the Persian Wars • Expanded Democracy • Allowed lower class people to run for office • Paid officeholders which allowed poorer people to afford to run for office

  7. Parthenon The Parthenon was built during this time • Temple in Athens for the goddess Athena • One of the greatest architectural achievements of Ancient Greece • Sculptor Phidias was in charge of all of the temple’s sculpture • Still standing (in ruins) today!

  8. Acropolis • Means “high city” • Home of the grand temple to Athens: the Parthenon • Also has many other temples and alters http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/plato/videos/deconstructing-history-the-acropolis

  9. Contributions of Greek Culture to Western Civilization • Drama: Aeschylus and Sophocles • Poetry: Homer (The Iliad and Odyssey) • History: Herodotus, Thucydides • Architecture: types of columns:

  10. Science: Archimedes, Hippocrates • Mathematics: Euclid, Pythagoras • Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

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