Question

The age of _______________ is called the Golden age of Athens.
A. Solaan
B. Draco
C. Pericles
D. Plato

Answer 1

Hint: The Golden age of Athens came under the statesmanship of the influential Greek statesman. This age referred to the period between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars.

Complete answer: The Golden age of Athens flourished under the leadership of Pericles who was a brilliant General, Orator, Patron of the arts and a Politician. During the 440 and 430’s Pericles worked on large cultural projects like a series of structures on the city’s hilltop ‘Acropolis’ temple. He also worked to democratize the fine arts by subsidizing theatre admission for poor citizens and enabled people participation by offering pay for jury duty and other civil services. He maintained a close friendship with the leading intellectuals of his time.
Looking at the options given:
Option A. Saloon was an Athenian Statesman who is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against the political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens. It is an incorrect option.
Option B. Draco is also known as Dracon was the first recorded legislator of Athens in ancient Greece. It is an incorrect option.
Option C. Pericles Age is considered as the Golden age of Athens. This is the correct answer.
Option D. Plato was a philosopher who founded the Platonist school of thought which was the first Institution of Higher Learning in the western world. It is an incorrect answer.
Therefore, Option C is correct.

Note: Thucydides called Pericles as the first citizen of democratic Athens because of his policies and strategies.