Ancient Greek Civilization Lecture 5 of 10 The Golden Age Mins :88 Year Released:2010 2010-01-01 Lecture 5 of 10: The Golden Age. The fifth century BC was the Golden Age of Greek sculpture, philosophy, architecture, and theater, a century which also saw the united Greek cities defeat the greatest power on earth, the Persian Empire. Watch on Amazon Previous articleChallenging AntarcticaNext articleThe Man Who Knew Bush