By the fifth century the Greeks had come together culturally to become an economic leader in the Mediterranean. The Greeks remained in a battle of power with the Persian Empire. During their battles with the Persians is when the biggest achievements arose that permanently affect Western civilization. During the battles with the Persians, Themistocles told the Athenians to use the discovered silver to build a new Navy which ended up employing the thetes as rowers who were too poor to serve in the army, and they paid them to do so. This created more jobs and spread more wealth. It also meant anything needed in the future with this fleet would be supported by them as well. It was during the battle of Salamis that ensued between the Persians
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Along with Parthenon, many other temples were built honoring King’s and goddesses which as a whole made up Acropolis the world renowned temple complex. During the classical age, it was also the age of drama. They created plays and tragedies written by people like Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. They were meaningful, funny and sad but the importance is that they stand as references to fifth century events. The Greeks were the first people to believe they could learn from past mistakes, creating “history.” These historians were Herodotus, the father of history, and Xenophon. Herodotus explained how the Greeks even came into the greatest war the world had known, becoming the first historian to use the historical method. Thucydides was a general who was exiled and became a historian. He wrote about free will and that we are responsible for our own actions stressing the downfall of the struggle for power. He hoped his writing would prevent further devastations in the future in accordance to greed and power. Xenophon wrote “March of the 10,000” which became one of the greatest stories of all time. Most historians also followed his narrative style.
The Classical Age was also the continuance of the study of philosophy bringing us Socrates and Plato. Their teachings we still use today such as the Socratic Method and Plato’s book “The
Along with Parthenon, many other temples were built honoring King’s and goddesses which as a whole made up Acropolis the world renowned temple complex. During the classical age, it was also the age of drama. They created plays and tragedies written by people like Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. They were meaningful, funny and sad but the importance is that they stand as references to fifth century events. The Greeks were the first people to believe they could learn from past mistakes, creating “history.” These historians were Herodotus, the father of history, and Xenophon. Herodotus explained how the Greeks even came into the greatest war the world had known, becoming the first historian to use the historical method. Thucydides was a general who was exiled and became a historian. He wrote about free will and that we are responsible for our own actions stressing the downfall of the struggle for power. He hoped his writing would prevent further devastations in the future in accordance to greed and power. Xenophon wrote “March of the 10,000” which became one of the greatest stories of all time. Most historians also followed his narrative style.
The Classical Age was also the continuance of the study of philosophy bringing us Socrates and Plato. Their teachings we still use today such as the Socratic Method and Plato’s book “The