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Born into such a family, the young Alcibiades, at the death of his father in 447 bc, was placed in the care of the great Athenian statesman Pericles, who chose Socrates ... Well aware of his enemies ...

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Information about the history of Greece during ancient times: the formation of the city-state, the classical period, the expedition of Alexander the Great and other important events in Ancient Greece.

Pericles” is a notoriously difficult play to stage. The opening scene, with its shocking revelation, feels more like it ...

“‘Tis time to fear,” Pericles observes on Navy Pier, “when tyrants seem to kiss.” The likable Prince of Tyre, hero of the William Shakespeare play of the same name, has a specific tyrant ...

Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Pericles” is through December 7 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 East Grand. Showtimes are ...