The political, social and economic rise of Athens during the Classical period reflected the development of an important civilisation, the main expression of which was the birth and consolidation of the constitution and democracy. Thucydides History if the Peloponnesian War, Xenophons Hellenica, Aristophanes comedies and Aristotles Athenian Constitution, as well as the inscriptions, coins and building projects of this period are important sources for our understanding of this period. Notable later works include the biographies of Plutarch and the histories of Diodorus Siculus. |
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