the golden age of athens (uh i

Golden Age of GreeceThe Persian wars are overThis leads to the Golden Age of GreeceYour book calls it the GAG, but it was really more the Golden

Age of AthensWill the Persians invade again?Lets be ready if they doTo “stop” any other invasions the Delian League is formed

Delian League Many different c/s, but Athens the main player (like a president) Every c/s had to “give” ships, troops, weapons or $ for defense Most gave $, b/c it was expensive for the other things Over time it revealed an evil head Athens started to force other c/s to join or from leaving Athens is saying “hey you enjoy protection, you must pay, not

mooch” Athens conquers other c/s and “enslaves” them Athens moves treasury to Athens to protect it from Persia…yea

right Athens also only starts to accept $, not materials Guess what? Athens uses the $ to “beautify” Athens Becoming an Empire??????

Pericles The leading man of Athens Handsome, engaging and stoic Also had large weird shaped head… All his statues have him with a helmet on Expanded and strengthened Athens democracy Three goals for Athens

PericlesThree goals for Athens1. Stronger Democracy Increased nubmer of paid officials Now even poor (citizens) could serve This intro Direct Democracy (citizens rule)2. Athenian Empire Used DL $ to build 200 ship navy3. Glorify Athens Used DL $ to “beautify” Athens Mainly to build Parthenon

The Acropolis Basically a citadel where all “politics” happen Built during the Golden Age

The Acropolis

The Acropolis

The Parthenon The Acropolis’ most famous structure Cost 469 Talents – roughly one to three billion

The Parthenon

The Parthenon

The Parthenon

The ParthenonAlso had beautiful sculptures on the pediments and

around the outside.

The Parthenon

The Parthenon Made of white marble Came from quarry 16km away What made it cost so much Stones cut so well you can’t see seams Modern tolerance – 1 inch error in 250 inches Parthenon – 1 inch error in 2000 inches Main function – house the statue of Athena

The Parthenon

The Parthenon 1687 Venetia is fighting Ottoman Empire in Athens Ottomans use acropolis as a fort Store gunpowder in Parthenon Venetian cannonballs ignite gunpowder Destroys most of Parthenon

Places on Parthenon columns and walls that were stuck by Venetian cannonballs.

The Parthenon 1806, Lord Elgin “brought” many of the sculptures from Parthenon

to London (sawed them off) Now known as Elgin Marbles

The Parthenon

The Parthenon