In subsequent negotiations, the Spartans raised specific demands that, if accepted, might have avoided war. Urged by Pericles, the Athenians decided not to negotiate about ultimatums; any ...

The man who had renounced all superstition also turned to charms to ward off the plague. In the fall of 429, at the age of about 65, Pericles, the mastermind of Athenian glory, died.

The man who had renounced all superstition also turned to charms to ward off the plague. In the fall of 429, at the age of about 65, Pericles, the mastermind of Athenian glory, died.

Pericles had been the leading citizen in Athens for over three decades before his death from the plague at the age of 66. Until that day his luck had held to a remarkable degree. He had been ...

A storm at sea brings love into the life of Pericles, Prince of Tyre – and another snatches it away. Filled with music and brilliant spectacle, this magical production of Shakespeare’s epic ...

Pericles knew that facing the enemy there would ... Most boys lived with their families until age seven, after which time they were delivered to the agoge—part military academy, part boot ...

They would write three plays together a few years before Shakespeare’s death at the age of 52. As for his later works, it appears Shakespeare was pondering human behavioral advancement ...

Sept. 12 to Oct. 27 by Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St.; 312-335-1650 and www.steppenwolf.org “Pericles” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Edward Hall, the new artistic director ...

Now they collected almost all the plays Will had written (Pericles, Prince of Tyre and Two ... or of Cleopatra, whom age ...

A more talented writer than I am might do justice to all the elements of the interview, editing a presentation worthy of a ...

From the writers, columnists and critics of A+E, all of the Tribune’s fall 2024 guides for arts and entertainment.

While we admire the artistic qualities of Athenian drama, it is worthwhile also to ask in what ways its development and success can be related to the simultaneous development of democracy, ...