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   5 days ago · Why is Pericles important? What was Pericles’ family like? Was Pericles married? What is Pericles remembered for? How did Pericles die?

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   3 days ago · The Older Parthenon (in black) was destroyed by the Achaemenids during the Destruction of Athens in 480–479 BC, and then rebuilt by Pericles (in grey). The first endeavour to build a sanctuary for Athena Parthenos on the site of the present Parthenon was begun shortly after the Battle of Marathon ( c. 490 –488 BC) upon a solid limestone ...

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   5 days ago · Pericles’ legal reforms included opening many more state offices to the lower classes, and ensuring that those who took office were paid, so that those who were poor could actually afford to hold office if selected. More than that, he lavished money on the reconstruction of the Athenian acropolis, which had been devastated by the Persians a ...

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   4 days ago · Pericles's Funeral Oration Flashcards | Quizlet. 3.0 (2 reviews) No finer expression of the ideas of democracy exists than the famous Funeral Oration delivered by who in honor of the Athenians who fell fighting Sparta during the first year (431 B.C.) of the Peloponnesian War? Click the card to flip 👆. Pericles. Click the card to flip 👆. 1 / 74.

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   5 days ago · The buildings that still stand today were constructed under the direction of Pericles in the 5th century BC. The Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Propylaea, and others, are the remnants of the Golden Age of Greece. The Parthenon dominates the Acropolis.

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   4 days ago · Which of the following events occurred during the time of Pericles? a. Athenian democracy reached its high point. b. Athens became the most sophisticated of the poleis. c. Athenian expansion and arrogance helped spark the Peloponnesian War. d. Athens underwent a massive building program. e. All of the above.

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   Why was Pericles so popular?

   • Pericles was so popular that there is some belief that the government of Athens at the time was more of a tyranny than a limited democracy. Sadly, Pericles was a victim of the plague that swept Athens at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. 3.

   The Golden Age of Athens Quiz | Ancient History | 10 Questions

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   When did Pericles build the Acropolis?

   • In the mid-5th century BC, when the Athenian Acropolis became the seat of the Delian League and Athens was the greatest cultural centre of its time, Pericles initiated an ambitious building project that lasted the entire second half of the century.

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   Where can I find a book about the Acropolis?

   • Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-8050-8785-7. Hurwit, Jeffrey M. (2000). The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-42834-7. Hurwit, Jeffrey M. (2005). "The Parthenon and the Temple of Zeus at Olympia".

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   What do the pediments of the Acropolis represent?

   • The pediments (triangular spaces forming the gable) of this temple were decorated with large-scale sculpture in gaily coloured porous limestone, representing groups of lions bringing down bulls and depicting snaky-tailed monsters in the angles. These sculptures are now displayed in the New Acropolis Museum.

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   2 days ago · Pericles was the most prominent politician in Athens from 461 until 429 B.C. He encouraged his fellow Athenians to use the tribute money the League collected to underwrite the development of Greek culture.