Greece The Golden Age
Ancient Greece
Aristotle
Socrates
Pericles
Pericles was born in 495 B.C. into the wealthy family of the Alcmaeonids. His father Xanthippus had himself been a military commander for Athens.Pericles started his political career in the law courts and was one of the leading prosecutors in getting Cimon ostracised from Athens in 461B.C. Having got rid of his political opponent and the murder of his other political rival Ephialtes in 461B.C. Pericles was able to consolidate his position as leading statesmen for Athens.
Athens and Sparta
Sparta is a town near the river of Euroreas located in the center of the Peloponnesus in southern Greece. Modern Sparta was founded by the government in 1834. The sparse remains are insignificant for the city of such renown in antiquity the city itself was destroyed by the goths under the king, Alaric in 369 A.D.
Olympics
the Olympic Games were in Olympia and began as a small regional festival in the 11th century dedicated to the God Zeus. During the period of the games a sacred truce was in effect so competitors could go through hostile territories to get to Olympia. The games were held on the second full moon of the summer solstice and was not restricted to athletic events. There were also feasts, competitions between orators, poets, prayers and sacrifices.