Ancient Greece During the Greek Golden Age, art flourished and philosophy was born. Although this ancient world has long since seen its demise, the Greeks left influential footprints on western culture. They were the first ancient civilization ... sugar and spice, they are the only prehistoric culture that can be closely linked to our modern society. The similarities (such as self indulgence, slavery, and gay pride) between their "Golden Age" and our western world today are countless. Through the works of Greek artists, playwrights, and philosophers, one can examine timeless metaphysical con...

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Pericles was the leader of Athens during its Golden Age. He encouraged democratic principles, such as citizen involvement. Under Pericles' rule, Athens gained beautiful art and architecture and threw marvelous festivals, banquets, and parades. These attracted merchants, philosophers, and artisans ... . When all the other city-states became angry enough, they revolted and conquered Athens. Sophocles was one of the greatest playwrights in the history of Greece. He lived during Athens' Golden Age. He began his career as a playwright when he won the Dionysia, a prestigious annual theater competi...

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... anything could be bad, so then every good thing exists between two bad things or extremes. This idea of avoiding extremes is called the golden mean, with mean being the middle way. His idea of mean (middle ground) could vary depending on what was middle ground for different people. If ... citizens because then citizens would be more likely to make choices that led to their personal happiness and to their community's potential. This tied into the golden mean idea where keeping citizens from extremes of poverty and wealth was best for individuals and society. Much of what Aristotle advocat...

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