the golden age; the age of Pericles

As I told David when I met him coming out of the house, idle curiosity took me along. So you see I've already an excuse for being a prodnose!

the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document

At London 2012 we expected the spotlight to be much more intense since with every passing Paralympiad there has been an increased media presence and we were not disappointed. […] Events such as the World Cup and coverage of the London Marathon wheelchair race (which in 2013 hosted the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] Marathon World Cup) keep the British public mindful of Paralympic sport between Paralympiads.