Meaning & use
Pericles
An influential Athenian statesman and general of the fifth century BCE who led Athens during its golden age.
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Pericles oversaw the construction of the Parthenon during his long leadership of Athens.
Historians credit Pericles with strengthening Athenian democracy while expanding the city's power abroad.
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Pericles is closely associated with the flourishing of Athenian art, philosophy, and democracy often called the Age of Pericles.
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