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period
5th-4th Century BC
It was during this period that Democracy was born and flourished in
Athens for the first time in History, ushering in a new era in science,
art and philosophy, based on the simple man, the citizen.
main events
The Persian Wars (490-479 BC)
The Athenian Democracy (479-431 BC)
The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC)
Sparta’s Monocracy (404-379 BC)
The Rise and Fall of Thebes (379-355 BC)
The Macedonian Period – Philip II (355-336 BC), which marks the
close of the classical period and heralds the beginning of the Hellenistic
Age.
main figures
Pericles (Politics)
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (Philosophy)
Phidias, Praxiteles, Scopas (Sculpture)
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes (Theatre)
Ictinus, Callicrates, Mnesicles, Polycletus (Architecture)
tour
The tour may be organized and planned in advance, as noted below;
nonetheless, feasible alterations may be permitted. A convenient
size for a group is twenty to thirty people, but larger or smaller
groups may be formed to accommodate specific needs.
First Day
Athens (Agora, Pnyx, Acropolis, Archaeological Museum)
Second Day
Delphi (Archaeological Site, Museum)
Third Day
Olympia (Archaeological Site, Museum)
Fourth Day
Epidauros (Sanctuary of Asclepios, Ancient Theatre, Tomb of Agamemnon)
Fifth Day
Athens (Nemea). Afternoon free)
if you need further information
please send an email to:
info@biblicalgreece.org
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