Authors and Playwrights
This Athenian wrote Antigone.
Sophocles
This conflict pitted Greek city-states against the Persian Empire in the early 5th century BCE.
Greco-Persian Wars
Athens practiced this form of government meaning "rule by the people."
Democracy
This is the term for the spread of Greek ideas, language, and culture throughout Alexander the Great's empire.
Hellenization
The date when Alexander the Great died.
323 BC
This Athenian historian was exiled after failing to prevent the capture of Amphipolis.
Thucydides
Sparta defeated Athens in this long war that ended the Golden Age of Athens.
Peloponnesian War
This Athenian statesman gave a funeral oration after the first year of the Peloponnesian War.
Pericles
Founded in Egypt, this city became a major center of Hellenistic learning and culture.
Alexandria
The dates of the Hellenistic Era.
323-30 BC
Herodotus framed the Greco-Persian Wars as a clash between these two cultural systems.
Greek freedom and Persian tyranny
This failed military campaign humiliated Athens and contributed to her loss in the Peloponnesian War.
The Sicilian Expedition
These groups of people were not allowed to participate in democracy in Athens.
Women, slaves, and metics
This philosopher was sentenced to death on the charge of "corrupting the youth."
Socrates
The dates of the Classical Period.
500-323 BC
Ancient critics gave Herodotus this contradictory title due to his storytelling style.
"The Father of Lies" (rather than "The Father of History")
In this famous battle, 300 Spartans delayed the Persian invasion of Greece.
Battle of Thermopylae
This Athenian practice temporarily exiled citizens deemed a threat to democracy.
Ostracism
This festival, held in honor of the god of wine, combined religious rites with dramatic competitions.
Dionysia
The dates of the Peloponnesian War.
431-404 BC
Thucydides identified this emotion as Sparta's real motivation for going to war with Athens.
Fear
In 490 BCE, Athenians defeated the Persians at this famous battle.
Battle of Marathon
These three successor kingdoms emerged after Alexander the Great died:
Ptolemaic, Seleucid, and Antigonid kingdoms
This philosophy taught that pleasure is the highest ideal and can be achieved by freeing oneself from passions and fears.
Epicureanism
The dates of the Greco-Persian Wars.
499-449 BC