Question

This is an ancient city of great historical importance. In which century did it experience its 'Golden Age'?

Answer 1

The answer is fifth century.

The ancient city that was of great historical importance is Athens. The city experienced its Golden Age between 480 BC and 404 BC of the fifth century. During this period, economic growth and Athenian political hegemony were at the peak. Culture also flourished extensively throughout the Golden Age.

Answer 2

Athens in the 5th century BC.

The city of Athens entered the golden age under Pericles. Great thinkers, artists and writers flourished in the city. Socrates the father of philosophy, Herodotus the father of history, and Hippocrates the father of medicine lived in Athens. The sculptor Phidias created his great works for the Temple of Zeus and the Parthenon on the Acropolis. Famous plays were written by Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Sophocles and Euripedes. Pindar wrote his Odes.