Pericles - Wikipedia
Pericles (/ ˈ p ɛr ɪ k l iː z /, Greek: Περικλῆς; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens.
Pericles - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 28, 2018 · Pericles (l. 495–429 BCE) was a prominent Greek statesman, orator, and general during the Golden Age of Athens. The period in which he led Athens, in fact, has been called the Age of Pericles due to his influence, not only on his city's fortunes, but on the whole of Greek history during the 5th century BCE and even after his death.
Pericles | Athenian Statesman & Strategist | Britannica
Pericles was an Athenian statesman largely responsible for the full development, in the later 5th century bce, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece. His achievements included …
The Internet Classics Archive | Pericles by Plutarch
Pericles was of the tribe Acamantis, and the township Cholargus, of the noblest birth both on his father's and mother's side.
Pericles: Biography, Athenian Statesman, Parthenon
Aug 21, 2024 · Ancient Greek statesman Pericles, leader of Athens from 460–429 B.C., organized the construction of the Parthenon and developed a democracy based on majority rule.
Pericles ‑ Funeral Oration, Greece & Facts - HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · Pericles was a 5th century B.C. Athenian general and statesman who raised the grand structures of the Acropolis and turned his city's alliances into an empire.
Pericles—facts and information - National Geographic
Apr 8, 2019 · The ancient Greek statesman Pericles (ca 495–429 B.C.) left his mark on the world in far more ways than the iconic Acropolis that still defines the skyline of Athens. He advanced the foundations...
Who was Pericles? - DailyHistory.org
Oct 5, 2021 · Pericles (495-425 BC) is considered by many to be one of the great statesmen who ever lived not only in Ancient Greece but in the history of Western Civilization. Many claims that the 5th century BC Athenian led his city-state to an unprecedented era of power and prosperity.
Pericles - Encyclopedia.com
May 11, 2018 · Pericles (ca. 495-429 B.C.) was the leading statesman of Athens for an unprecedented period and brought it to the height of its political power and its artistic achievement. The years from 446 to 429 have been called the Periclean Age.
Pericles - Athenian Statesman, Restoring Preeminence | Britannica
Quick Facts. Born: c. 495 bce, Athens. Died: 429, Athens. Role In: Peloponnesian War. Hostilities among the Greek states had also come to an end in the Five Years’ Truce of 451. Pericles now embarked on a policy designed to secure Athens’s cultural and political leadership in Greece.