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Acclaimed as "the first citizen of Athens", Pericles was one of the greatest statesmen ancient Greece ever produced. During the Golden Age of Athens, in the much admired 5th century B.C., Pericles epitomized the influential politician. But he was also a brilliant orator and military leader brought up in the competitive environment of Greek democracy.

The career of Pericles, the leading Athenian politician and general from c. 450 to 429 B.C., is a prism through which to view the "Golden Age" of Greece, a brief but remarkable era when Athens experienced a cultural flowering of extraordinary power and importance for Western culture. These 24 stimulating lectures present a well-rounded portrait of almost every aspect of Athenian life during the Golden Age.

I più sono ancora convinti che Atene democratica e Pericle siano sinonimi. Eppure il più grande storico di Atene, oltre che contemporaneo e ammiratore di Pericle, scrisse che il suo regime era stato in realtà una "democrazia solo a parole, di fatto un regime personale". Di fronte al caso Pericle, non si tratta solo di capire come funziona la circolarità tra élite e masse, o, come si esprimeva Tucidide, tra "guidare" ed "essere guidati".