What is Classical Greece?
'''Classical Greece''' was the period in ancient Greece from about 500–323 [[BC]]. It had a [[civilisation]] and style which was considered by later observers to be outstanding. Politically, the classical period was dominated by [[Classical Athens|Athens]] and the [[Delian League]] during the 5th century, or from the beginning of the [[Greco-Persian Wars]] to the [[Peloponnesian War]] in 404 BC. It is considered to have ended in 323 BC with the death of [[Alexander the Great]] and the subsequent collapse of the [[Macedonian Empire]]. Classical Greece was followed by the [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] period of history. {{-}} {{history-stub}} [[Category:Ancient Greece]]