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Pericles
(Encyclopedia) PericlesPericlespĕrˈĭklēz [key], c.495–429 b.c., Athenian statesman. He was a member of the Alcmaeonidae family through his mother, a niece of Cleisthenes. He first came to prominence…Aspasia
(Encyclopedia) AspasiaAspasiaăspāˈshə, –zhə [key], fl. mid-5th cent. b.c., Athenian courtesan. A woman of great beauty and intelligence, she became the mistress and, according to some poets, adviser…Brewer's: Pericles
Prince of Tyre (Shakespeare). The story is from the Gesta Romanorum, where Pericles, is called “Apollonius, King of Tyre.” The story is also related by Gower in his Confessio Amantis (bk.…Cresilas
(Encyclopedia) Cresilas or KresilasCresilasboth: krĕsˈĭləs [key], fl. c.450 b.c., Greek sculptor, b. Crete. He worked at Athens. His statue of Pericles is the earliest Greek portrait statue that has…Stesimbrotus
(Encyclopedia) StesimbrotusStesimbrotusstĕsˌĭmbrōˈtəs [key], fl. 5th cent. b.c., Greek biographer, b. Thasos. He wrote biographical studies of Pericles, Themistocles, and Thucydides, son of Melesias…Cleon
(Encyclopedia) CleonCleonklēˈən [key], d. 422 b.c., Athenian political leader. The son of a tanner, he had little education; nevertheless, he was a gifted speaker. He began his political career with…Nicias
(Encyclopedia) NiciasNiciasnīˈsēəs, nĭshˈēəs [key], d. 413 b.c., Athenian political leader and general. After Pericles' death he emerged as the primary rival of Cleon and his war party. He was a…Cratinus
(Encyclopedia) CratinusCratinuskrətīˈnəs [key], d. c.419 b.c., Athenian comic dramatist. He won the prize at the Athenian drama contest when Aristophanes competed with The Clouds and was regarded…Hippodamus
(Encyclopedia) HippodamusHippodamushĭpŏdˈəməs [key], fl. 5th cent. b.c., Greek architect, b. Miletus. He was the first to plan cities according to geometric layouts. For Pericles he remodeled Piraeus…Thurii
(Encyclopedia) ThuriiThuriithy&oomacr;ˈrēī [key], ancient city of Magna Graecia, S Italy, in Bruttium, on the Gulf of Tarentum (now Taranto). It was founded by Pericles in 443 b.c. to replace…Trending
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