Golden Age (metaphor) - Golden Age in Society

Golden Age in Society

A society's Golden Age marks that period in its history having a heightened output of art, science, literature, and philosophy.

• Athenian Golden Age presided by Pericles
• Golden age of Latin literature, the period in Latin literature between Cicero and Ovid.
• Golden age of India, the period between the 3rd century to the 6th century CE under the leadership of the Gupta Empire, during which Indians made great achievements in mathematics, science, culture, religion, philosophy and astronomy.
• Islamic Golden Age, from the beginning of Islam (622) until the sack of Baghdad (1258)
• Golden Age of Bulgaria, the reign of Emperor Simeon I the Great, late 9th - early 10th centuries.
• The Golden Age of Kiev
• China has had multiple golden ages, with the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming all considered golden ages in Chinese history. The Chinese Golden Age is used to refer to the period of the Tang and Song Dynasties from 618 to 1279, which saw an economic revolution.
• Golden age of Jewish culture in the Iberian Peninsula, period between 900 and 1100
• Georgian Golden Age, the period of prosperity and cultural flourishing in Georgia in the 12th and early 13th centuries.
• Second Golden Age of Bulgaria - prosperity of Bulgarian culture, literature and arts during Emperor Ivan Alexander (1331–1371).
• Golden age of Valencian literature, 15th Century
• Siglo de oro:
  • the powerful Spanish Empire between 16th and 17th centuries
  • the later Spanish Golden Age of the arts in the 17th century.
• Golden Age of England presided by Elizabeth I of England.

• Golden Age of Britain under Queen Victoria.
• Dutch Golden Age, 17th century
• Polish Golden Age, 16th century, early 17th century
• Golden age of Belarusian history, 1500s–1570s, esp. 1550s–1570s
• Grand Siècle, the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV.
• The Golden Age of Piracy, 1650-1730.
• Early Christian Ireland, when Ireland was united under one High King and was significant in European art

• The Genroku era (1688–1704) in Japan is widely considered a "golden age" for literature, drama, and the arts
• Golden Age of Capitalism, a period of rapid growth in the western economies from 1945 to 1970. Also used for the Gilded Age of the late 19th century.
• The Golden Twenties, the 1920s