Pericles
c495–429 b.c., Athenian statesman.
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His friend the Athenian politician Pericles intervened to arrange banishment, and Anaxagoras spent his last years in Lampsacus, a city in what is now northwestern Turkey, where he was revered as a champion of mind, and truth.
2,500 years ago, the philosopher Anaxagoras brought science’s spirit to Athens | Tom Siegfried | May 4, 2021 | Science News“I think there is a real difference, as Pericles and Machiavelli said, between leading and being led,” she said.
Soon after this the Samian war broke out, in which Pericles gained high renown as a naval commander.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousThucydides was ostracized, and to the end of his life, Pericles reigned the undisputed master of the public policy of Athens.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousThe plague ravaged the city in 430, and in the autumn of the following year, Pericles died after a lingering fever.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | Various
Hence we cannot wonder, when days of trouble broke over Athens, how that men spoke bitterly of Pericles and all his glory.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousAt this time also lived the great sculptor Phidias, and to him Pericles intrusted the decoration of the new temple.
Greek Sculpture | Estelle M. Hurll
British Dictionary definitions for Pericles
/ (ˈpɛrɪˌkliːz) /
?495–429 bc, Athenian statesman and leader of the popular party, who contributed greatly to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece. In power from about 460 bc, he was responsible for the construction of the Parthenon. He conducted the Peloponnesian War (431–404 bc) successfully until his death
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Cultural definitions for Pericles
[ (per-uh-kleez) ]
A statesman of ancient Greece, who tried to unite the country under the leadership of his own city, Athens (see also Athens). Pericles also promoted democracy within Athens. His rule is sometimes known as the Golden Age of Greece. Many magnificent buildings, including the Parthenon, were built under his administration. He led the Athenians at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War but died soon afterward.
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