The Greek classical era sometimes called the Hellenic period was “the period between the Persian Wars at the beginning of the fifth century B.C. and the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.”(). The Greek classical era was a period of war, conflict, and development. The Persians were the greatest adversary of the Greek states. The era was characterized by series of wars between Athens state and the Persians. Also, there was rivalry and mistrust between Athens and the other members of the league of Hellenic which comprises of Sparta state in southern part of Greek and other minor states. Although, Athens and Sparta “rose to power through alliances, reforms, and a series of victories against the invading Persian armies” (Acient-Greek.org),
