By the 5th-4th centuries BC Athens dominated both politically and culturally in what is called the 'Golden Age of Pericles', only to lose this dominance at the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC The 4th century BC saw the development of Macedonians as a new force in the Greek world.his Dark Age however ended with the emergence of the beginning of the Greek renaissance, known as the Geometric period (9th-8th century BC). The Greek city-states were formed and, as in all subsequent renaissance times, the Geometric period saw the development of literature and arts.
About average salaries in European Union member countries. While the median average wage in EU is about EUR 1470 / USD 1631 all countries are not equal, so for example the largest average salary have been registered in Luxembourg (EUR 3,149) while the lowest in Bulgaria (EUR 356).
Employers in Italy â the European country with the highest employment costs â have to pay an extra USD 15,544 in social security costs on top of a salary of USD 30,000 (55% of gross salary). In Denmark, employers have to pay an extra USD 1,632 â just 5.4% of the gross salary.or average employers in BRIC countries, the respective employment costs are USD 8,488 (28.3%) and USD 56,565 (18.9%). UHY adds that there is a huge disparity between countries with the highest employment costs and those with the lowest.