Classical Greece
Parthenon's home era
Classical Greece refers to the period of ancient Greek civilization roughly from the 5th to 4th centuries BCE, centered on Athens and marked by extraordinary achievements in philosophy, drama, architecture, and democratic governance.
This era produced Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Parthenon, and the tragedies of Sophocles.
When people speak of ancient Greek culture's golden age, they typically mean Classical Greece: Classical Greece laid the foundations of Western philosophy.
Constructing from components
- citizensMembers of a nation
- votingFormally registering a choice
- polisGreek sovereign urban center
- AthenianAncient Greek city-dweller
Pericles · ostracism · agora · ecclesia · demos · boule · archon · direct democracy
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- DoricAustere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
Corinthian · frieze · pediment · triglyph · entablature · stoa · agora · temple
Ancient Greek heavy infantry
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- triremeThree-banked ancient warship
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- ThermopylaeGreek coastal pass, ancient battle
Marathon · Salamis · Persian Wars · Peloponnesian War · shield · spear · greaves · helmet
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- DionysusGreek deity of wine
- AeschylusFather of tragedy
- SophoclesClassical Athenian playwright
Euripides · Aristophanes · chorus · amphitheater · masks · orchestra · skene · catharsis
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
- LyceumAristotle's Athenian teaching grounds
dialectic · ethics · metaphysics · logos · virtue · Socratic method · pre-Socratics · teleology
Ancient twin-handled storage jar
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- potteryFired clay objects
- vasesContainers for cut flowers
- red-figureAncient pottery decoration technique
black-figure · krater · bronze casting · chryselephantine · relief · Myron · terracotta · painted ceramics
assembly
Constructing from components
Athenian · Pericles · ostracism · agora · ecclesia · demos · boule · archon · direct democracy · citizenship
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- columnsUpright structural shafts
- DoricAustere classical column style
Ionic · Corinthian · frieze · pediment · triglyph · entablature · stoa · agora · temple · peristyle
hoplite
Ancient Greek heavy infantry
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- triremeThree-banked ancient warship
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
Thermopylae · Marathon · Salamis · Persian Wars · Peloponnesian War · shield · spear · greaves · helmet · cavalry
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
Sophocles · Euripides · Aristophanes · chorus · amphitheater · masks · orchestra · skene · catharsis · Oedipus
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
Lyceum · dialectic · ethics · metaphysics · logos · virtue · Socratic method · pre-Socratics · teleology · Republic
amphora
Ancient twin-handled storage jar
red-figure · black-figure · krater · bronze casting · chryselephantine · relief · Myron · terracotta · painted ceramics
athletes
Sports competitors
- stadionGreek unit of length
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- pentathlonFive-event athletic competition
discus · chariot · laurel · victors · gymnasium · Olympia · Delphi · truce · heralds · Zeus
Zeus
Greek sky god
Apollo · Artemis · Ares · Hephaestus · Aphrodite · Hermes · Dionysus · Hades · Persephone · Heracles
- historical erasStone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Middle Ages, Renaissance
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Aztecs, Egypt, Persia
Classical GreeceDark Ages
Post-Roman European decline
Ancient Rome · Roman Empire · Imperial Rome · modern era · prehistoric era
Classical GreeceSparta
Ancient Greek warrior state
Persian Empire · Ancient Rome · Assyrian Empire · Mongol Empire · theocracies
Classical Greecebarbarism
Savage, uncivilized behavior
savagery · primitivism · Dark Ages · anti-intellectualism · philistinism
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