The ancient Greek statesman Pericles (ca 495–429 B.C.) left his mark on the world in far more ways than the iconic Acropolis that still defines the skyline of Athens. He advanced the foundations of ...
Ancient Greek statesman Pericles reflects on what truly endures beyond a lifetime. His words shift the idea of legacy from monuments and material success to the quieter, lasting impact we leave on ...
Mint on MSN: Quote of the Day: Pericles on legacy — ‘What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments…’
Quote of the Day: Pericles on legacy — ‘What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments…’
In 447 Pericles began the project he is most famous for: the building programme on the Acropolis. Through its great naval alliance the city controlled an empire - Pericles now insisted his countrymen ...
Pericles' plan to defeat Sparta seemed to have taken account of everything. With a fleet of 300 triremes; 13,000 hoplite infantrymen; 1,200 cavalry and16,000 reserves; the Athenians believed ...
Historian Stuttard (Nemesis) reframes ancient Greece’s “golden age” as a turbulent period of culture wars centered around the construction of the Parthenon. The temple complex, Stuttard argues, was a ...
MSN: The roots of democracy: insights from ancient Greek and Chinese philosophy
Over 2,400 years ago, during the time of the Peloponnesian War that engulfed Greece, the leader of the Greeks, Pericles, delivered his famous ‘Funeral Oration’ to commemorate the soldiers who died in ...
In 431, shortly after the Peloponnesian War had broken out, Pericles delivered his famous Funeral Oration to commemorate those troops who had already fallen in battle. Recorded, and probably rewritten ...