Pericles, the Athenian political leader and general was noted for his oratory, political acumen, and integrity. He was instrumental in strengthening and extending the Athenian Empire. He originated a major building programme, of which the jewel was the Parthenon, the temple that dominated the acropolis. When the spectre of war with the Peloponnesians threatened in the 430s, Pericles determined to resist their demands. After the Peloponnesian War broke out, he persuaded the Athenians to abandon the countryside when the Spartans invaded and to rely on their fleet. He was briefly deposed from the generalship when plague shattered Athenian confidence, but was re-elected the following year. He died of plague soon afterwards. In expanding Pericles' biography, modern historians consider this Athenian statesman as being largely responsible for the full development of Athens, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian Empire, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ... Academy, the, 292 Acarnania, and Athens, 169; com-bined attack on, 249 "Accursed," the, 7 "Acharnians," picture of the Athenian Assembly in the, 267, 268 Acropolis of Athens, the, 293 /.; statues on the, 302 Admetus, Themistocles with, 61 Egina, war with, 23; revolution at, 27; revolt of, 96; comes to terms, IO2; the Athenians expel the inhabitants of, 224, 225 'Eschylus, his " Persae," 309; his "Orestea," 310; his elevation, 311; subjects of his poetry, 311/.;his " Prometheus Vinc-tus," 313; grandeur of his characters, 314; his drama as an interpretation of life, 314; his language, 314 Agariste I., the wooing of, 3, 4, Agariste II., mother of Pericles, 17 Ageladas of Argos, a sculptor, 306 Alcmaeon, son of Megacles, 7; his visit to Croesus, 7 Alcmaeonidae, the, 6; known as the "Accursed," 7; in exile, 10; defeated at Lipsydrium, 11; suspected of treachery, 20 Alexander, king of Macedon (son of Amyntas), 74, 162 Allies, the, of Athens, 282 ff., 286; their feeling to the city, 360 Amphictyony, the, 67 Amphipolis, situation of, 161, 162 Amyrtaeus in the Delta, 445 B.C., 141 Anaxagoras, the philosopher, his views, 192; his trial and death, 194 Anchimolius, a Spartan, sent against Athens, 12 Anthemocritus, a herald, mur-dered by the Megarians, 226 Arbitration proposed between Corinth and Corcyra, 177 Arcadia at war with Sparta, 68 Archidamus, king of Sparta, op-posed to war, 189; sends a herald to Athens, 213; invades Attica (431 B.c.), 218 Archons, in the Areopagus, 79; at Athens, 279 ff. Archonship, change in the, 79, 80 Areopagus, the fall of, 76; a court for the trial of homicide, 77; rearranged by Solon, 78; between Solon and Pericles, 79; why distasteful to the de-mocracy, 80; the authority of, 81; attacked by Ephialtes, 83; why...

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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 Athens, roughly from 461 to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the "Age of Pericles." The fifteen chapters of The Life and Times of Pericles covers the Alcmeonid family, Pericles' accomplishments, and his later years and death.