Tag Archives: Athenian Empire

Cimon of Athens: Terror of the Persians and Great Statesman

Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom Athens produced many outstanding individuals, and one of the most remarkable was Cimon. A leading political and military figures of his day, Cimon left an indelible mark on Athens and Greece. Cimon’s Early Career Cimon (510-451 BC) was the son of the great Athenian general Miltiades, who

Written on December 9, 2020 at 9:26 am, by Whelan

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Categories: Leaders

Tags: Ancient Athens, Ancient Greek history, Athenian Empire, Athenian navy, Cimon

Classical Greece: Golden Age and Time of War

Written by Ed Whalen, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom When we think about Ancient Greece, we most likely think of the Classical Age. Starting with the first Persian invasion and ending with the rise of Macedonia, this was the period in which Athens and Sparta vied for control of Greece. It was also a time of

Written on December 8, 2020 at 10:25 am, by Whelan

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Categories: History

Tags: Ancient Athens, Ancient Greek history, Athenian Empire, Hellenism, hellenistic greek art, hellenistic philosophy, Plato, socrates, Sparta

Pericles’ Funeral Oration

It is the close of the first year of the Peloponnesian war. Athens, no stranger to war, finds itself mourning those who had fallen on the field of battle, the sons and fathers lost. As was customary in Athens the bodies of the deceased had been collected and displayed under a tent for three days.

Written on November 10, 2018 at 8:22 am, by plato

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Categories: History

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Athenian Democracy, Athenian Empire, Athens, Pericles Funeral Oration

The rise and fall of the Delian League

By Mónica Correa, Contributing Writer, Classical Wisdom The Delian League, or Confederacy of Delos, was the name used for the confederation of Greek states under the ‘leadership’ of Athens. According to some records, it lasted from the end of the Persian War, circa 478 BC, until the end of the Peloponnesian War in the year

Written on September 19, 2018 at 5:55 am, by Monica Correa

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Categories: Economics

Tags: Athenian Empire, Delian League, Parthenon, pericles

The Rise and Fall of the Athenian Empire (part 1)

Those of you who are members of the Classical Wisdom Society know that this month we have been looking at Herodotus’ The Histories and the epic struggle for supremacy that was the Greco-Persian wars. And that certainly is a topic worth discussing. It has been argued that had the Greeks been unable to stay

Written on March 23, 2015 at 3:48 pm, by Socrates

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Categories: Empires

Tags: Athenian Empire, Athens, Sparta, Thucydides