Classical Athens

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Delian_League
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Attica
gptkbp:citizenship limited to free-born Athenian males
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Athenian_drachma
gptkbp:declinedAfter conquered by Macedon in 338 BCE
gptkbp:economy trade, silver mining, agriculture
gptkbp:education emphasized rhetoric, philosophy, arts
gptkbp:famousLandmark gptkb:Acropolis
gptkb:Parthenon
gptkb:Theatre_of_Dionysus
gptkbp:founded c. 508 BCE (democracy established)
gptkbp:governmentType direct democracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Classical Athens
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:architecture
gptkb:literature
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:politics
gptkb:science
gptkb:theatre
arts
gptkbp:legacy birthplace of democracy
influenced Western civilization
major contributions to philosophy and arts
gptkbp:locatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Athena
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:navalBattle strong
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Persian_Wars
gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Plato
gptkb:Socrates
gptkb:Thucydides
Aeschylus
Euripides
Herodotus
Pericles
Sophocles
gptkbp:period 5th to 4th centuries BCE
gptkbp:philosophicalSchool gptkb:Lyceum
gptkb:school
gptkbp:population approx. 250,000 (at its height)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ancient_Greek_religion
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:slavery practiced
gptkbp:theatreFestival gptkb:Dionysia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4