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Pericles Head Bust
This is a museum reproduction of an original bust of the greatest ancient Greek hero - the
Athenian Pericles. Pericles or Perikles (ca. 495 – 429 BC) was a prominent and influential
statesman, orator, and general of Athens in the city's Golden Age (specifically, between the
Persian and Peloponnesian wars). Pericles had such a profound influence on Athenian
society that Thucydides, his contemporary historian, acclaimed him as "the first citizen of
Athens". Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire and led his countrymen
during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War. The period during which he led Athens,
roughly from 461 BC to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the "Age of Pericles," though the
period thus denoted can include times as early as the Persian Wars, or as late as the next
century. Pericles promoted the arts and literature; this was a chief reason Athens holds the
reputation of being the educational and cultural centre of the ancient Greek world. He started
an ambitious project that built most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis (including the
Parthenon). This project beautified the city, exhibited its glory, and gave work to the people.
Furthermore, Pericles fostered Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics call him a
populist. Pericles' most visible legacy can be found in the literary and artistic works of his
Golden Age, most of which survive to this day. The Acropolis, though in ruins, still stands and
is a symbol of modern Athens.
Item No. 001
Weight 43 Lb
Dimensions W: 11" H: 23" D: 14"
Stone antique finish.
$299.00
This is a museum reproduction of an original bust of the greatest ancient Greek hero - the
Athenian Pericles. Pericles or Perikles (ca. 495 – 429 BC) was a prominent and influential
statesman, orator, and general of Athens in the city's Golden Age (specifically, between the
Persian and Peloponnesian wars). Pericles had such a profound influence on Athenian
society that Thucydides, his contemporary historian, acclaimed him as "the first citizen of
Athens". Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire and led his countrymen
during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War. The period during which he led Athens,
roughly from 461 BC to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the "Age of Pericles," though the
period thus denoted can include times as early as the Persian Wars, or as late as the next
century. Pericles promoted the arts and literature; this was a chief reason Athens holds the
reputation of being the educational and cultural centre of the ancient Greek world. He started
an ambitious project that built most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis (including the
Parthenon). This project beautified the city, exhibited its glory, and gave work to the people.
Furthermore, Pericles fostered Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics call him a
populist. Pericles' most visible legacy can be found in the literary and artistic works of his
Golden Age, most of which survive to this day. The Acropolis, though in ruins, still stands and
is a symbol of modern Athens.
Item No. 001
Weight 43 Lb
Dimensions W: 11" H: 23" D: 14"
Stone antique finish.
$299.00
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