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Condition: New, Made in Greece. Material: Casting Stone Height: 20 cm - 7,9 inches Width: 9 cm - 3,5 inches Length: 7 cm - 2,8 inches Weight: 1200 g Pericles, c. 495 - 429 BC was a prominent & influential Greek statesman, orator & general of Athens during its golden age, specifically the time between the Persian & the Peloponnesian Wars. He was descended, through his mother, from the powerful & historically-influential Alcmaeonid family. Pericles had such a profound influence on Athenian society that he was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire & 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", but the period thus denoted can include times as early as the Persian Wars or as late as the next century. Pericles promoted the arts & literature, & it is principally through his efforts that Athens acquired the reputation of being the educational & cultural center of the ancient Greek world. He started an ambitious project that generated most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis, including the Parthenon. This project beautified & protected the city, exhibited its glory & gave work to its people.Pericles also fostered Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics call him a populist.[3][4] He, along with several members of his family, succumbed to the Plague of Athens in 429 BC, which weakened the city-state during a protracted conflict with Sparta. ΣΕΜ 01-152 ΠΕΡΙΚΛΗΣ ΜΠΟΥΣΤΟ AΣΠΡΟ - 13 Pericles - Ancient Greek Statesman, Orator & General Of Athens Marble Base Museum Reproduction Head Bust
