Posts tagged: Pericles

Sing to me of the Man, Oh Muse…(III)

Emboldened by their new prosperity, prestige, and power, Pericles and the Athenians began to pursue empire.  Despite their protestations to the contrary, they began to treat their allies as their subjects.  Ideologically committed to their own form of radical democracy, they saw it as their mission and their right to foster, or if necessary to [...]

Sing to me of the Man, Oh Muse…(II)

The love of Pericles’ life was an intelligent and charming woman named Aspasia, renown in her time, now known only through the words of the men she influenced.
Aspasia was an anomly in ancient Greece.  As a young women, she left her home in the ancient Ionian city of Miletus to live in Athens–a move that [...]

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Sing to me of the Man, Oh Muse…(I)

Pericles.
Every father’s favorite son.
Every historian’s favorite leader.
My secret ancient crush.
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