Pericles
born circa 495 BC
died 429 BC
Noted Pericles led, advanced democracy in Athens, and ordered the construction of the Parthenon.
Greek hetaera Aspasia loved him.
Athens achieved the height of its cultural and imperial power in the fifth century BC during the time of Pericles.
This prominent statesman, orator, and general influenced the golden age of the city, specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. From the powerful and historically influential Alcmaeonid family of his mother, he descended.
Thucydides, contemporary historian, acclaimed him with such a profound influence on society as "the first citizen." Pericles turned the Delian league into an empire with his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian war. From roughly 461 BC, the sometimes known "age of Pericles," thus denoted, ended to 429 BC but can include times as early as the Persian wars or as late as the next century.
Pericles promoted the arts and literature and for this chief reason holds the reputation of the educational and cultural center of the ancient Greek world. He started an ambitious project that built and included most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis. This project beautified the city, exhibited its glory, and gave work to the people. Furthermore, Pericles fostered to such an extent that critics call him a populist.
died 429 BC
Noted Pericles led, advanced democracy in Athens, and ordered the construction of the Parthenon.
Greek hetaera Aspasia loved him.
Athens achieved the height of its cultural and imperial power in the fifth century BC during the time of Pericles.
This prominent statesman, orator, and general influenced the golden age of the city, specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. From the powerful and historically influential Alcmaeonid family of his mother, he descended.
Thucydides, contemporary historian, acclaimed him with such a profound influence on society as "the first citizen." Pericles turned the Delian league into an empire with his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian war. From roughly 461 BC, the sometimes known "age of Pericles," thus denoted, ended to 429 BC but can include times as early as the Persian wars or as late as the next century.
Pericles promoted the arts and literature and for this chief reason holds the reputation of the educational and cultural center of the ancient Greek world. He started an ambitious project that built and included most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis. This project beautified the city, exhibited its glory, and gave work to the people. Furthermore, Pericles fostered to such an extent that critics call him a populist.
