A "Golden Age" For Athens?
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The 5th century BCE was a period of great development in Ancient
Greece, and specifically in Athens. The development of so many cultural
achievements within Athens and the Athenian Empire has led scholars to
deem this period a "Golden Age." It is true that his period had many
achievements, but in ....
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.... the leader of Athens, began a building project in
Athens that was legendary. Athens had been sacked by the Persians during
the Persian Wars and Pericles set out to rebuild the city. The city's
walls had already been rebuilt right after the end of the second Persian
War so Pericles rebuilt temples, public grounds, and other impressive
structures. One of the most famous structures to result from Pericles'
building project was the Parthenon. The Parthenon and other such
structures re-established ....
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