Pericles (Author of Empire and the Ends of Politics)

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Pericles

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Athens, Greece

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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 Peloponnesia ...more

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	Empire and the Ends of Politics by Pericles, Plato, Susan Collins (Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. ”
― Pericles

tags: politics

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“What you leave behind is not what is engraved on stone momuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”
― Pericles

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“Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come.”
― Pericles

tags: bravery, courage

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