Pericles

• leader of Athens at the height of its power
• brought democracy
• wanted to glorify Athens.
• aristocrat- knew what the people wanted
• wanted Athens to be the most famous in all of history.
• 20 years ago, Persians burned down acropolis.
• he proposed to build it again
• Parthenon
• used to glorify Athens
• used 20 talons- 2 billion
• required 20 thousand tons of marble.
• was completed in 15 years.
• spiritual heart of the city
• frieze-  an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice
• hubris- Greek word that means arrogance

Downfall of Greece

• 431 bc, proposes to go to war with Sparta
• equal in power
• if they won, it would make them the un despuited ruler of the Mediterrean
• knew it wouldn't be easy to win
• convinced the Athenians to retreat and hide behind the wall
• thought that they would back down and win.

Aspasia

• known as an atria
• prostitute
• Pericles treated her as an equal, caused a stir
• divorced his wife for her
• let her into the inner circle

In the acropolis

• worlds first theater
• popular entertainment
• Greeks invented drama
• comedy
• tragedy

Oedipious

• told to kill father and marry mother
• kills father but doesn't know it's him
• marries mother and has kids