... Athens, who feared Athens would become a powerful ruler. Alcibiades and his evil antics to become popular and famous were major causes of the decline of the "Golden Age." The period from 477 to 431 B.C.E., called the "Golden Age," was the most brilliant in Athenian history. During this time, Athens was led by the great statesman Pericles. He increased Athens power in Greece and reformed ... more and more states until Sparta was forced to attack Athens in self-defense. Athens" imperialist motives started the Peloponnesian War and was a major cause of the decline of the "Golden Age." Thuc...

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... 's BC. During the height of this period, from 461 to 431 BC, the arts, including literature, flourished. These years are referred to as the Golden Age. Drama, especially tragedy, became the most important literary form during the Golden Age. Three great tragic playwrights were Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Aeschylus is noted for the seriousness, complexity of thought and majestic language. Euripides was called the ... ...

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... . Instead, girls grew up helping their mothers with household tasks. They were taught to cook, clean, spin thread, and weave cloth. Girls usually married around the age of 15. Those from wealthy families married men chosen by their fathers. Girls from poor families often had more choice. Athenian democracy depended on having citizens prepared for ... Spartan men were relied upon to serve in the armed force until 60, Sparta needed to depend on slaves and non-citizens to produce necessary goods. At about the age of 20, Spartan men were given a difficult test of fitness, military ability, ...

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... for leading the army and conducting religious services. The main "branch" of government was The Assembly, a group of prominent male citizens over the age of twenty who were responsible for passing laws and making decisions concerning war and peace. Each year, five ephors, or overseers were elected to ... administer public affairs. The Council of Elders, a group of twenty-eight male citizens over the age of sixty acted as a supreme court and proposed laws to The Assembly. They also assisted the ephors in supervising the citizens and training the young ... were examined, and those found to...

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... for leading the army and conducting religious services. The main "branch" of government was The Assembly, a group of prominent male citizens over the age of twenty who were responsible for passing laws and making decisions concerning war and peace. Each year, five ephors, or overseers were elected to ... administer public affairs. The Council of Elders, a group of twenty-eight male citizens over the age of sixty acted as a supreme court and proposed laws to The Assembly. They also assisted the ephors in supervising the citizens and training the young ... were examined, and those found to...

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... were devoted to it. All Spartan boys were trained to be soldiers. Only native-born Spartan males were considered citizens. Boys were taken from their homes to the military at age 7. The differences in the economies of Athens and Sparta could mostly be attributed to the fact that they were in completely different geographical locations. Athens had great amounts of trade ... specialized workers were mostly merchants and farmers, while Spartan men became soldiers as a general rule. Women were allowed to inherit land in Sparta. The Athenians went through a very short economical golden age, ...

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... Athens would soon build a Democracy. They would concentrate on having the people rule the land. The people could vote and write laws to be passed by the "congress"." When the Golden Age came around, you could say the Athens was at the peak of their wealth. They had treaded their olive oil and many other things for gain profit, thus allowing them ... ...

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... conquer the Greeks. The part that Athens played in the victories over Persia helped it become the leader of the Greek world and soon ushered in a period known as the Golden Age of Greece. Athens would soon became an imperial power and her policies towards other city-states would incite war between her and Sparta. In the ensuing period of warfare Sparta ... ...

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... how to save Athens." (p. 235) If the city needs to be "saved," this means that the Athenian city was struggling. Prior to the Peloponnesian War, Athens was involved in its "Golden Age." Morale was high and the government was in the hands of the people, which was the basis of democracy. After their loss to the Spartans, Athens went through a tough time ... ...

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