Pericles was a statesman and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. He was descendent of the influential Alcmeonid 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 At...

The History of Antiquity. FROM THE GERMAN OF PROFESSOR MAX DUNCKER, By Evelyn Abbott, M.A., LL.D., FELLOW AND TUTOR OF BALLIOL COLLEGE, OXFORD.VOL. IV.LONDON:RICHARD BENTLEY & SON, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen.1880.

Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens by Evelyn Abbott, published by Blackmore Dennett, is a masterful exploration of one of history’s most transformative periods and the extraordinary statesman who defined it. First published in 1891, this timeless work offers an in-depth look at the life of Pericles and the unparalleled cultural, political, and intellectual flourishing of Athens during the 5th century BCE.Evelyn Abbott brings to life the era often referred to as t...

The Life and Times of Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens is a biography of the famous Greek statesman and orator.

Includes:•Charles River Editors original history of Ancient Athens •Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War•Plutarchs Life of Pericles, Life of Alcibiades, Life of Nicias, Life of Demosthenes, Life of Themistocles•Plutarchs Comparison of Fabius Maximus with Pericles, Crassus with Nicias, Demosthenes with Cicero•Pericles Funeral Oration•The Life and Times of Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens by Evelyn Abbott•Demosthenes and the Last Days of Greek Freedom by A.W. PickardWhat I would pre...

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