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Pericles and the Golden Age of Athens
In this episode of Ancient Greece: Philosophy, Democracy, and Endless War, we explore the pinnacle of Athenian power under Pericles. From his rise to prominence in the 450s BCE to his death from plague in 429 BCE, Pericles transformed Athens into a cultural and imperial giant. We discuss his citizenship law of 451 BCE, which tightened the definition of who was Athenian; his use of Delian League funds to build the Parthenon and other monuments; his strategy of walling Athens to the sea; and the tensions that led to the Peloponnesian War. Along the way, we meet his contemporaries like the…
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