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The Parthenon of Athens, built in the 5th century BC following the Greek victory in the Persian wars. Fifth-century Athens was the Greek city-state of Athens in the time from 480 to 404 BC. Formerly known as the Golden Age of Athens, the latter part being the Age of Pericles, it was buoyed by political hegemony, economic growth and cultural ...
By the mid-5th century BC, the League had become an Athenian Empire, symbolized by the transfer of the League's treasury from Delos to the Parthenon in 454 BC. Map of the Athenian empire c. 450 BC The wealth of Athens attracted talented people from all over Greece, and also created a wealthy leisure class who became patrons of the arts.
The 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC. The Parthenon in Athens, a symbol of Ancient Greece and Western Philosophy. This century saw the establishment of Pataliputra as a capital of the Magadha Empire. This city would later become the ruling capital of different Indian kingdoms for about a thousand ...
Early Athenian coin, 5th century BC. British Museum. The silver mines of Laurion contributed significantly to the development of Athens in the 5th century BC, when the Athenians learned to prospect, treat, and refine the ore and used the proceeds to build a massive fleet, at the instigation of Themistocles. [8]
By the 5th century BC, slaves made up one-third of the total population in some city-states. Between 40–80% of the population of Classical Athens were slaves. [84] Slaves outside of Sparta almost never revolted because they were made up of too many nationalities and were too scattered to organize.
5th century BCE Phanagora was a known Athenian businesswoman [64] who owned and operated a local kapeleion (tavern) in Athens during the late 5th or early 4th century BCE. [65] In a grave pyre cache, archeologists discovered five lead curse tablets, including one which cursed the tavern operated by Phanagora. [66]
The Classical Era, also known as the classical period, or classical age, [10] is the period of history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD. [note 1] It is the period in which ancient Greece and ancient Rome flourished and wielded huge influence throughout much of Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.
Alcmaeon of Croton, an ancient Greek philosopher, physician, and scientist who lived during the 5th century BCE, is widely regarded as one of the founders of the medical tradition in ancient Greece and made some significant contributions to the fields of anatomy and physiology and the overall field of medicine as well. Alcmaeon's work had a ...