Knowra Classical Greece Classical Greece Classical Greece is the period of ancient Greek history conventionally dated from the fifth through the fourth centuries BCE. It is associated with powerful city-states, political experimentation, philosophy, drama, and distinctive art and architecture.
Greco-Persian Wars : A series of conflicts between Greek states and the Persian Empire in the early fifth century BCE. Victory over Persia strengthened Athens and reshaped alliances among Greek city-states.
Pericles : An Athenian statesman who led Athens during much of its fifth-century BCE ascendancy. His leadership connected democracy, imperial power, and monumental building in Athens.
Polis : A self-governing city-state and its surrounding territory in ancient Greece. The polis was the principal political community of classical Greek life.
Archaic Greece : The period of ancient Greek history preceding Classical Greece, conventionally dated from the eighth to the early fifth century BCE. It preceded the classical flowering and established many city-state institutions.
Hellenistic philosophy : Philosophical schools that developed in the Hellenistic period, including Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Skepticism. These schools adapted questions and arguments inherited from classical philosophers.
Peloponnesian War : A prolonged conflict between Athens and Sparta and their allies from 431 to 404 BCE. The war's outcome ended Athenian dominance and destabilized the Greek world.
Socrates : An Athenian philosopher known chiefly through accounts by his students, especially Plato. His questioning method became a defining model of classical philosophical inquiry.
Greek colonisation : The establishment of Greek settlements around the Mediterranean and Black Sea, especially from the eighth to sixth centuries BCE. Earlier settlement networks linked the city-states through trade, migration, and shared culture.
Hellenistic period : The era following Alexander the Great's conquests, conventionally dated from 323 to 30 BCE. It followed the classical age and spread Greek culture across monarchies and wider territories.
Roman Greece : The Greek-speaking regions of the eastern Mediterranean under Roman rule. Roman rule preserved and transformed Greek institutions, learning, and cultural prestige.
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