Pericles

Athenian statesman of the golden age, builder of the Parthenon and orator of the Funeral Oration.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Steered Athens's democracy at its height for three decades.
• Commissioned the Parthenon and the Acropolis programme on the treasury of the Delian League.
• Died in the plague of 429 BC in the second year of the Peloponnesian War.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: c. 495 – 429 BC