it is one of the primary sources on which our understanding of ancient Athens is based and provides a unique insight into just how Athenian democracy understood itself. In the speech Pericles ...

Pericles was lucky enough to be assigned to ... and many historians believe it to mark the defining moment of Athenian democracy.

Thereafter, however, especially through the influence of the British historian George Grote and his friend the philosopher John Stuart Mill, democracy was seen as a good thing, and Pericles’ speech ...

A friend of Pericles, Pyrilampes had been so enthusiastic about Periclean democracy that he had named his son from his first marriage Demos, or “People,” the first recorded use of the name.

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Pericles, in an attempt to win the hand of the daughter of King Antiochus, accepts a challenge from the king. He must answer a riddle to win her hand but if he fails, he will be put to death.