The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles

The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles
Author: Loren J. Samons II
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2007-01-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139826697

Mid-fifth-century Athens saw the development of the Athenian empire, the radicalization of Athenian democracy through the empowerment of poorer citizens, the adornment of the city through a massive and expensive building program, the classical age of Athenian tragedy, the assembly of intellectuals offering novel approaches to philosophical and scientific issues, and the end of the Spartan-Athenian alliance against Persia and the beginning of open hostilities between the two greatest powers of ancient Greece. The Athenian statesman Pericles both fostered and supported many of these developments. Although it is no longer fashionable to view Periclean Athens as a social or cultural paradigm, study of the history, society, art, and literature of mid-fifth-century Athens remains central to any understanding of Greek history. This collection of essays reveal the political, religious, economic, social, artistic, literary, intellectual, and military infrastructure that made the Age of Pericles possible.

Athens in the Age of Pericles

Athens in the Age of Pericles
Author: Charles Alexander Robinson
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1959
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780806109350

The challenge of Periclean Athens to the students of civilizations is unmistakable: the city and its empire reached a level of culture and well-being scarcely paralleled in the history of man elsewhere. And like the characters in a Greek tragedy, the city and its leaders and citizens were busy in their time of glory making provision for their own tragic decline. "I have tried to suggest in general terms," says the author, "the meaning of Periclean Athens, addressing my interpretation to laymen. . . With the increasing mass of specialized research on ancient Athens, it is imperative to catch a general notion of the significance of the whole. . . The result is a picture of a complex society, as any great civilization is bound to be, with its magnificent achievements and its faults." This first volume in The Centers of Civilization Series does indeed give a clear picture of Athenian civilization, its literature, philosophy, and political and judicial writing; its painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and drama; and even the arts of war. Above all, the book suggests to modern readers the supreme importance of decision in all of man's affairs, and the frightful consequences of wrong decision, once it is made.

The Codrus Painter

The Codrus Painter
Author: Amalia Avramidou
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2011-01-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 029924783X

The Codrus Painter was a painter of cups and vases in fifth-century B.C.E. Athens with a distinctive style; he is named after Codrus, a legendary Athenian king depicted on one of his most characteristic vases. He was active as an artist during the rule of Pericles, as the Parthenon was built and then as the troubled times of the Peloponnesian War began. In contrast to the work of fellow artists of his day, the vases of the Codrus Painter appear to have been created almost exclusively for export to markets outside Athens and Greece, especially to the Etruscans in central Italy and to points further west. Amalia Avramidou offers a thoroughly researched, amply illustrated study of the Codrus Painter that also comments on the mythology, religion, arts, athletics, and daily life of Greece depicted on his vases. She evaluates his style and the defining characteristics of his own hand and of the minor painters associated with him. Examining the subject matter, figure types, and motifs on the vases, she compares them with sculptural works produced during the same period. Avramidou’s iconographic analysis not only encompasses the cultural milieu of the Athenian metropolis, but also offers an original and intriguing perspective on the adoption, meaning, and use of imported Attic vases among the Etruscans.

Pericles of Athens

Pericles of Athens
Author: Vincent Azoulay
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 069117833X

The definitive biography of the legendary "first citizen of Athens" Pericles has the rare distinction of giving his name to an entire period of history, embodying what has often been taken as the golden age of the ancient Greek world. "Periclean" Athens witnessed tumultuous political and military events, and achievements of the highest order in philosophy, drama, poetry, oratory, and architecture. Pericles of Athens is the first book in decades to reassess the life and legacy of one of the greatest generals, orators, and statesmen of the classical world. In this compelling critical biography, Vincent Azoulay takes a fresh look at both the classical and modern reception of Pericles, recognizing his achievements as well as his failings. From Thucydides and Plutarch to Voltaire and Hegel, ancient and modern authors have questioned Pericles’s relationship with democracy and Athenian society. This is the enigma that Azoulay investigates in this groundbreaking book. Pericles of Athens offers a balanced look at the complex life and afterlife of the legendary "first citizen of Athens."

Pericles

Pericles
Author: Hamish Aird
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2003-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780823938285

Describes the life and accomplishments of the Athenian leader who held power during the high point of Athenian civilization, and places him in the context of his times.

Pericles and the Conquest of History

Pericles and the Conquest of History
Author: Loren J. Samons (II)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1107110149

Loren J. Samons, II examines the events of Athenian history to understand the actions and legacy of this pivotal historical figure.

Pericles

Pericles
Author: in60Learning
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2019-04-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781095414767

Smarter in sixty minutes.Get smarter in just 60 minutes with in60Learning. Concise and elegantly written non-fiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. Life is short, so explore a multitude of fascinating historical, biographical, scientific, political, and financial topics in only an hour each.Pericles was a statesmen, general, and speaker during the Golden Age of Athens. His impact on the city-state would be so great that Thucydides, an honored historian, would refer to him as the city's First Citizen. In what would be titled the "Age of Pericles", he would turn the Delian League from an alliance to an Athenian Empire and foster the arts and sciences within his country more than any leader had before him. He is responsible for starting the great projects of Athens, like the Acropolis and Parthenon, which can still be seen in their glory today.

Pericles

Pericles
Author: Don Nardo
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Athens (Greece)
ISBN: 9780766025615

The life of the great Athenian orator and statesman.

Pericles

Pericles
Author: Thomas R. Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0521116457

This is a provocative explanation of why Pericles insisted power was the only guarantee of Athens' survival and flourishing.