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Pericles (/ ˈ p ɛr ɪ k l iː z /, Ancient Greek: Περικλῆς; c. 495 –429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens.He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". [1]
Wilkins published The Painful Adventures of Pericles Prince of Tyre which is the prose version of the story, and drew from Lawrence Twines' The Pattern of Painful Adventures. [1] Pericles was one of the seventeen plays that were in print during Shakespeare's life, and was reprinted 5 times between 1609 and 1635. [1]
In the same year, he created the "Canal do Periclão", a direct link with his fans on YouTube, where he discusses various topics. Péricles founded his office, Farias Produções, and since then, managed his own career. His album Em Sua Direção, launched in 2018, was nominated for a Grammy Latino in the category Best Samba/Pagode Album. [4]
The American Civil War scholars Louis Warren and Garry Wills have addressed the parallels of Pericles's funeral oration to Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address. [28] [29] [30] Lincoln's speech, like Pericles's: Begins with an acknowledgement of revered predecessors: "Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this ...
Pericles leads Athenian forces in the expulsion of barbarians from the Thracian peninsula of Gallipoli, in order to establish Athenian colonists in the region. [1] Thus Pericles starts a policy of cleruchy (klerouchos) or "out-settlements". This is a form of colonisation where poor and unemployed people are assisted to emigrate to new regions.
Bust of Pericles in the British Museum, dated 1911. One of the most famous Alcmaeonidae, Pericles was an Athenian general, orator, and statesman. The Alcmaeonidae (/ ˌ æ l k m iː ˈ ɒ n ɪ d iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀλκμαιωνίδαι, Alkmaionidai; Attic: Ἀλκμεωνίδαι, Alkmeonidai) or Alcmaeonids (/ ˌ æ l k m iː ˈ oʊ n ɪ d z /) were a wealthy and powerful noble family ...
Pericles (footballer, born 1975), full name Pericles de Oliveira Ramos, Brazilian football defender; Pericles (footballer, born 1989), full name Junior Pericles Pinto Catarina, Brazilian football attacking midfielder; Péricles (footballer, born 1994), full name Péricles da Silva Nunes, Brazilian football defensive midfielder
Site plan of the Acropolis at Athens showing the major archaeological remains – the Odeon is number 19, on the far right. The Odeon of Athens or Odeon of Pericles in Athens was a 4,000 m 2 (43,000 sq ft) odeon, built at the southeastern foot of the Acropolis in Athens, next to the entrance to the Theatre of Dionysus.