Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Darius I of Persia, Pericles, Xerxes I of Persia, Aeschylus, Themistocles, Leonidas I, Pheidippides, Tisamenus, Ephialtes of Trachis, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Cimon, Mardonius, Masistius, Artaphernes, Miltiades the Younger, Pausanias, Harpalus, Artayctes, Aristodemus of Sparta, Sicinnus, Megabyzus, Ariobarzanes, Artabazus, Datis, Dienekes, Attaginus, Thorax of Larissa, Ameinias of Athens, Hermotimus of Pedasa, Pythius, Abrocomes, Hegesistratus, Artapanus, Youtab, Hyperanthes, Demophilus of Thespiae, Mandrocles, Pigres of Caria. Excerpt: Pericles (Greek: , Perikl s, "surrounded by glory"; c. 495 - 429 BC) was a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age-specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. He was descended, through his mother, from the powerful and historically influential Alcmaeonid family. Pericles had such a profound influence on Athenian society that Thucydides, his contemporary historian, acclaimed him as "the first citizen of Athens." Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire and led his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War. The period during which he led Athens, roughly from 461 to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the "Age of Pericles," though the period thus denoted can include times as early as the Persian Wars, or as late as the next century. Pericles promoted the arts and literature; this was a chief reason Athens holds the reputation of being the educational and cultural centre of the ancient Greek world. He started an ambitious project that built most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis (including the Parthenon). This project beautified the city, exhibited its glory, and gave work to the people. Furthermore, Pericles fostered Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics c...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People of the Greco-Persian Wars: Darius I of Persia, Pericles, Xerxes I of Persia, Aeschylus, Themistocles, Leonidas I, Pheidippides. To get started finding People of the Greco-Persian Wars: Darius I of Persia, Pericles, Xerxes I of Persia, Aeschylus, Themistocles, Leonidas I, Pheidippides, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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People of the Greco-Persian Wars: Darius I of Persia, Pericles, Xerxes I of Persia, Aeschylus, Themistocles, Leonidas I, Pheidippides
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Darius I of Persia, Pericles, Xerxes I of Persia, Aeschylus, Themistocles, Leonidas I, Pheidippides, Tisamenus, Ephialtes of Trachis, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Cimon, Mardonius, Masistius, Artaphernes, Miltiades the Younger, Pausanias, Harpalus, Artayctes, Aristodemus of Sparta, Sicinnus, Megabyzus, Ariobarzanes, Artabazus, Datis, Dienekes, Attaginus, Thorax of Larissa, Ameinias of Athens, Hermotimus of Pedasa, Pythius, Abrocomes, Hegesistratus, Artapanus, Youtab, Hyperanthes, Demophilus of Thespiae, Mandrocles, Pigres of Caria. Excerpt: Pericles (Greek: , Perikl s, "surrounded by glory"; c. 495 - 429 BC) was a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age-specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. He was descended, through his mother, from the powerful and historically influential Alcmaeonid family. Pericles had such a profound influence on Athenian society that Thucydides, his contemporary historian, acclaimed him as "the first citizen of Athens." Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire and led his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War. The period during which he led Athens, roughly from 461 to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the "Age of Pericles," though the period thus denoted can include times as early as the Persian Wars, or as late as the next century. Pericles promoted the arts and literature; this was a chief reason Athens holds the reputation of being the educational and cultural centre of the ancient Greek world. He started an ambitious project that built most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis (including the Parthenon). This project beautified the city, exhibited its glory, and gave work to the people. Furthermore, Pericles fostered Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics c...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People of the Greco-Persian Wars: Darius I of Persia, Pericles, Xerxes I of Persia, Aeschylus, Themistocles, Leonidas I, Pheidippides. To get started finding People of the Greco-Persian Wars: Darius I of Persia, Pericles, Xerxes I of Persia, Aeschylus, Themistocles, Leonidas I, Pheidippides, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.