pn The form of Ancient Greek language used during the classical period of Greek literature: approximately 600 to 300 BC. The language of the poets and philosophers: w:Aeschylus|Aeschylus, w:Sophocles|Sophocles, w:Euripides|Euripides, w:Aristophanes|Aristophanes, w:Thucydides|Thucydides, w:Aristotle|Aristotle, etc.