WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Pericles was ____
A
Some fat guy
B
A powerful statesman
C
Captain of all the triremes
D
The leader of Persia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens . He was prominent and influential in Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as “the first citizen of Athens".

Detailed explanation-2: -Pericles was the most famous and influential Athenian statesman of ancient Greece. His name means surrounded by glory in ancient Greek. Pericles was born in the small town of Holargos, north of Athens, in 495 BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -A giant of the 5th century BC, he oversaw the golden age of classical Athens. He transformed his city into a leading maritime power, forged the Athenian Empire, oversaw the construction of some of antiquity’s most iconic buildings and under his watch Athenian settlers established colonies far and wide.

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