Pericles was the most famous and influential Athenian statesman of ancient Greece. His name means surrounded by glory in ancient Greek. The golden age of Athenian culture flourished under the leadership of Pericles (495-429 B.C.), a brilliant general, orator, patron of the arts and politician ”the first citizen” of democratic Athens, according to the historian Thucydides. Pericles transformed his city’s alliances into an empire and graced its Acropolis with the famous Parthenon.
Details:
Condition: New, Handmade in Greece
Material: Casting stone
Height: 22 cm - 8.5 inches
Width: 9 cm - 3.5 inches
Length: 7 cm - 2.7 inches
Weight: 1 kg
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