A History of Athens By SamuelCave Period: 330 to 500 a brief history of athens 415 Sicilian expedition launched 421 Peace of Nikias, erekthion begins 427 Constrction of Temple of Athena Nike 429 Detah of Pericles 430 Annual invasions of Attica begn 431 Archidamian war 435 Construction of Erectheion 437 Construction Poryplea 438 Pheidias' Statue of Athena Period: 445 to 469 Peloponnesian Wars 446 Aristophanes born 460 Peracles and Athens Golden Age Period: 479 to 497 Persian Wars 499 The Ionian Revolt