Περικλής HJ-10 Χολαργός

“Pericles translates from Ancient Greek means “surrounded by glory”. He was a prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city’s Golden Age—specifically, the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. Pericles had such a profound influence on Athenian society that Thucydides, his contemporary historian, acclaimed him as “the first citizen of Athens”. Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire and 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”.”