In 447 Pericles began the project he is most famous for: the building program on the Acropolis. Through its great naval alliance the city controlled an empire - Pericles now insisted his ...

Member states contributed money and warships, and the Athenian empire grew powerful under the famed general Pericles, who spearheaded the new Parthenon's construction beginning in 447 B.C. It took ...

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 ...