Afficher image seuleToponymia PericlesTOPONYMIA PERICLES HIS WORDS FOR ALL OF ATHENS born c. 495 BC, Athens died 429, Athens Athenian statesman largely responsible for the full development, in the later 5th century BC, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece. His achievements included the construction of the Acropolis, begun in 447. In a funeral oration in 430 BC for those who had fallen in the Peloponnesian War, the Athenian leader Pericles described democratic Athens as íthe school of Hellas. î Among the city’s many exemplary qualities, he declared, was its constitution, which ífavors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy. î Pericles continued: íIf we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private HIS WORDS FOR ALL OF ATHENS born c. 495 BC, Athens died 429, Athens Athenian statesman largely responsible for the full development, in the later 5th century BC, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece. His achievements included the construction of the Acropolis, begun in 447. In a funeral oration in 430 BC for those who had fallen in the Peloponnesian War, the Athenian leader Pericles described democratic Athens as íthe school of Hellas. î Among the city’s many exemplary qualities, he declared, was its constitution, which ífavors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy. î Pericles continued: íIf we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences; if to social standing, advancement in public life falls to reputation for capacity, class considerations not being allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way; if a man is able to serve the state, he is not hindered by obscurity of his condition. The freedom which we enjoy in our government extends also to our ordinary life. îREFERENCEAKG1098609SourceJohn HiosCrédit Photoakg-images / jh-Lightbox_Ltd. / John HiosEvent date-495Date oeuvre10.3.2007Période1ER MILLENAIRE AV.JC5E SIECLE AV. J.-C.Mots-ClésHOMME D'ETATRELIGIONPersonJOHN HIOSPERICLESFichier image4961px × 3721px (52 MB) 42.0 cm × 31.5 cm @ 300 dpiFormat spécial5606px × 4205px (67 MB) TIFF47.5 cm × 35.6 cm @ 300 dpiAjouter à la sélection: 'My First Lightbox'Ajouter au panierDownload
