Athens Golden Age was such a time in Greek history that refers to the prosperity time that was enjoyed under the rule and influence of Pericles which started after the end of the Persian wars and the beginning of the Peleponnesian wars. The city of Athens was exceedingly prosperous accomplishing great works in military might, architecture and government. However, this great success began to wane and ended after 50 years around 431BC.
The Golden Age had many factors that led to its end and one of them was the Peleponnesian War Resulting from mismanagement of the Delian League. The Peleponnesian War chiefly started out of Sparta because of Athens improvements and prosperity particularly in economic and military power derived from the dues collected from the other Greek poleis that were members of the Delian League. The Athenian prosperity threatened …show more content…
What was set out as a league with a noble and good cause was eventually abused and ended terribly for Athens when it was defeated by Sparta and its allies. I am made to think of the United Nations today. We can almost see a similar pattern in that some nations are disgruntled because of economic agreements made with countries whose military agendas is in violation of UN regulations. North Korea for example is in defiance with impunity over its military expansion citing provocation from the US, placing its trade allies such as China in a difficult position (much like enmity of Athens and Corinth over Megara boundary issue with Corinth).
Sources:
1. Brand PJ, (n.d ) Athens & Sparta: Democracy vs. Dictatorship retrieved from www.uopeople.edu/file:///C:/Users/Administrator.KKDV2-20160127S/Downloads/Athens%20%20Sparta%20dictatorship%20%20democracy.pdf
2. Gill, N. (2017, March 02). Why Was the Peloponnesian War Fought? Retrieved April 27, 2017, from
The Golden Age had many factors that led to its end and one of them was the Peleponnesian War Resulting from mismanagement of the Delian League. The Peleponnesian War chiefly started out of Sparta because of Athens improvements and prosperity particularly in economic and military power derived from the dues collected from the other Greek poleis that were members of the Delian League. The Athenian prosperity threatened …show more content…
What was set out as a league with a noble and good cause was eventually abused and ended terribly for Athens when it was defeated by Sparta and its allies. I am made to think of the United Nations today. We can almost see a similar pattern in that some nations are disgruntled because of economic agreements made with countries whose military agendas is in violation of UN regulations. North Korea for example is in defiance with impunity over its military expansion citing provocation from the US, placing its trade allies such as China in a difficult position (much like enmity of Athens and Corinth over Megara boundary issue with Corinth).
Sources:
1. Brand PJ, (n.d ) Athens & Sparta: Democracy vs. Dictatorship retrieved from www.uopeople.edu/file:///C:/Users/Administrator.KKDV2-20160127S/Downloads/Athens%20%20Sparta%20dictatorship%20%20democracy.pdf
2. Gill, N. (2017, March 02). Why Was the Peloponnesian War Fought? Retrieved April 27, 2017, from