Pericles Bust - Athens Golden Age General - Athenian Acropolis Parthenon Orator

$ 46.05

Material: Stone & Marble Original/Reproduction: Reproduction Time Period Produced: 2000-Now Region of Origin: Europe Listed By: Talos Artifacts Format: Bust Original/Licensed Reproduction: Reproduction Largest Dimension: Less than 12in. Type: Sculpture Size: Medium Culture: Greek Title: PERICLES BUST - ATHENS GOLDEN AGE GENERAL Subject: Ancient Greece, General, Golden age, Monument

Description

PERICLES BUST - ATHENS GOLDEN AGE GENERAL Pericles was the most famous and influential Athenian statesman of ancient Greece. His name means surrounded by glory in ancient Greek. The golden age of Athenian culture flourished under the leadership of Pericles (495-429 B.C.), a brilliant general, orator, patron of the arts and politician ”the first citizen” of democratic Athens, according to the historian Thucydides. Pericles transformed his city’s alliances into an empire and graced its Acropolis with the famous Parthenon.(01-152-A) Details: Condition: New, Handmade in Greece Material: Casting stone Height: 22 cm - 8.5 inches Width: 9 cm - 3.5 inches Length: 7 cm - 2.7 inches Weight: 1 kg ********