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The Ages of Ancient Greece

By Ben Potter Archaic. Classical. Hellenistic. These terms are often (and quite naturally) conflated together under the generic heading of ‘classical’, or, at the very least, ‘old’. It appears that organizing history into clear, distinct eras can be a tricky business. This, of course, is more true for the Greeks than for the Romans. This

Written on November 28, 2014 at 4:27 pm, by plato

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Categories: Politics

Tags: 480, 776, Aeschylus, Aphaia at Aegina, Archaic, Archaism, argos, Aristophanes, Aristotle, Athens, Bronze, Classical Greece, Corinth, Euripides, Hellenism, Herodotus Thyuchdides, persian war, Plato, Polyclitus, Praxiteles, Prehistoric, socrates, Sophocles, Sparta, tyranny

Corinth

A dominant city-state in ancient Greece, Corinth would grow to prominence as a trading center in the early Mycenaean age and then would decline with much of mainland Greece in the years following the collapse of the Mycenaean empire. A city built on the Isthmus of Corinth, it was located between ancient Sparta and Athens. It

Written on July 22, 2013 at 10:07 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Places

Tags: Athens, Corinth, Sparta, Thebes

Greco-Persian Wars

The Persian wars were a series of engagements between the massive Persian empire and the various city states of ancient Greece over the course of 40 years (499-449 BCE). The tension between the Greeks and the empire of Persia is believed to have been a result of the violent uprising known as the Ionian Revolt in

Written on July 17, 2013 at 5:57 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Wars

Tags: 300, Athens, Leonidas, Persia, Sparta, Themistocles, Xerxes

Pericles (495-429 BCE)

Pericles was an Athenian general and statesman who rose to prominence during the golden age of Athens and would remain the most influential man in Athenian politics for several decades. He was instrumental during the first years of the Peloponnesian war and would be remembered for his contributions to the common citizens as well as his

Written on July 15, 2013 at 4:06 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Leaders

Tags: Athens, Ciron, pericles, Sparta, Themistocles

The Rise of Themistocles (Part 3)

Click the links to read “The Rise of Themistocles” part 1 and part 2 By 480 BCE, the Athenian general and statesman, Themistocles, had eliminated his political opponents and had been squarely planted as the most influential man in Athens. Rising through the political ranks of a young democratic city, Themistocles had taken great strides

Written on June 25, 2013 at 7:22 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Wars

Tags: Athens, Plutarch, Sparta, Themistocles, Xerxes

Sparta

Athens and Sparta are often considered two of the most, if not the most, influential of the ancient Greek civilization; their progress in philosophy, literature and warfare would come to shape much of our idea of ancient Greece. There is no doubt that these civilizations were very influential. However, it could be argued that they

Written on June 6, 2013 at 6:12 pm, by Van Bryan

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Categories: Places

Tags: Ancient Greece, Athens, helots, Leonidas, Sparta

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