The Life of Pericles

Name: The Life of Pericles
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Plutarch
ISBN: 9781509493470

Author: Plutarch, Bernadotte Perrin

Narrator: Andrea Giordani

Unabridged: 1 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Audio Sommelier

Published: 05/06/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Greece History

Synopsis

A few days before Pericles’ birth, his mother dreamed she gave birth to a lion. Symbolically, her son grew up to be a noble, magnanimous leader who sought the best for his people. He governed primarily in the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars, which allowed him to focus on promoting art, literature, and culture. Athens developed its reputation as a cultural center thanks to the “Age of Pericles,” which saw the construction of its most lasting monuments, including the Parthenon.

About Plutarch

Plutarch was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist, known primarily for his Lives and Moralia. He is considered today to be a Middle Platonist. He was born to a prominent family in Chaeronea, Boeotia, a town about twenty miles east of Delphi.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on February 26, 2019

I admit that I did not find this particular biography of Plutarch's to be as satisfying as some of the others. Perhaps this is because of his assumptions and my ignorance. A Greek, he presumes each of his readers knows the history of this “first citizen of Athens”, but I remember nothing but a smatt......more

Goodreads review by David on February 15, 2018

Athen's Golden Age 15 Feb 2018 – Phnon Phem Well, happy Chinese New Year (if I get to actually post this today, and if I don't then it will be a belated greeting, though I have since discovered that the festival lasts three days). Probably not something that really crosses my mind, though you do get......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on November 20, 2021

C. 400 BC—Peloponnesian War Built the Acropolis. Self-possession and integrity. Ability to endure the foolishness of the populace and colleagues. No matter how good a leader is, much of the people will find reason to disapprove.......more