Pericles

499–429 BC

Athenian statesman during Golden Age of Athens. Made Athens cultural center of Greece.

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Book Links
Statesman and His Friends  in  Pictures from Greek Life and Story  by  Alfred J. Church
Man Who Made Athens Beautiful  in  Tales of the Greeks: The Children's Plutarch  by  F. J. Gould
Age of Pericles  in  The Story of the Greeks  by  H. A. Guerber
Death of Pericles  in  The Story of the Greeks  by  H. A. Guerber
Pericles  in  Famous Men of Greece  by  John H. Haaren and A. B. Poland
How Pericles Made Athens Beautiful  in  Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men  by  Caroline H. and Samuel B. Harding
Pericles  in  Back Matter  by  books/horne/statesmen/_back.html
Pericles  in  Our Young Folks' Plutarch  by  Rosalie Kaufman
Eloquence of Pericles  in  The Story of Greece  by  Mary Macgregor
Attica Is Invaded by the Spartans  in  The Story of Greece  by  Mary Macgregor
How Athens Rose From its Ashes  in  Historical Tales: Greek  by  Charles Morris
Four Famous Men of Athens  in  Historical Tales: Greek  by  Charles Morris
Glorious Days  in  Stories of the Ancient Greeks  by  Charles D. Shaw
Beauty of Athens  in  On the Shores of the Great Sea  by  M. B. Synge
Age of Pericles  in  The Story of the Greek People  by  Eva March Tappan
Pericles and His Age  in  Old World Hero Stories  by  Eva March Tappan


Image Links


Pericles: From a bust in the Vatican.
 in Pictures from Greek Life and Story

Pericles
 in The Story of the Greeks

Pericles visiting the studio of Phidias, Le Roux
 in Famous Men of Greece

In the Golden Age of Pericles, Hildebrand
 in Famous Men of Greece

Celebrated Greeks—II.
 in Greatest Nations - Greece

Pericles
 in Back Matter

A Reunion at the House of Aspasia
 in Historical Tales: Greek

Pericles
 in The Story of the Greek People