Ancient era · 508 BCE

Classical Athens

Athens (Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athênai) was a prominent polis (city-state) of ancient Greece, located in the peninsula of Attica. Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC and remained in place for almost two centuries except for a few brief interruptions.

When: 508 BCE
Where: Classical Athens
Era: Ancient

Topics

Ancient Greecec. 800 BCE – 146 BCE Greece776 BCE – today

People

Aristophanes445 BCE – 385 BCEClassical Athenian comic playwright (c. 446 – c. 386 BC)
Solon630 BCE – 560 BCEAthenian legislator
Zeno of Citium334 BCE – 263 BCEGreek philosopher, founder of Stoicism
Isocrates436 BCE – 338 BCEGreek rhetorician and writer (436–338 BC)
Alcibiades450 BCE – 404 BCEAthenian statesman
Phidias500 BCE – 430 BCEGreek sculptor, painter and architect (c.480–430 BC)
Aspasia470 BCE – 400 BCE5th-century BC partner of Athenian statesman Pericles
Cleisthenesc. 565 BCE – 500 BCELate 6th century Athenian politician and reformer

Before and after

Roman Republic founded509 BCE Athenian Revolution508 BCE – 507 BCE Show on timeline

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