Holy Friday is a profoundly mournful day in Greece which commemorates the Passion of Christ with the traditional Epitaphios ...

Sanctions date back to antiquity, with the "Megarian Decree" issued by Athenian statesman Pericles in 432 BC being the first ...

The relationship scandalized polite society, especially because they remained unmarried and Pericles treated her as an equal, an almost unthinkable action for most Greek men. But though Pericles ...

Athens had become the school of Greece. Pericles' was by now far too popular for his rivals to topple him as the city's leader. So instead, they attacked his close associates in the courts.

It emphasizes the pride of Greek city-states, particularly Athens, where democracy flourished under the leadership of Pericles. Citizens actively participated in governance, and public life was ...

5. How does this compare with other Greek views on the subject? Tricky. Certainly citizens were expected to fight for their city, but actually falling in love with the city is Pericles' own idea. Lots ...