Nardo, Don, 1947-

Pericles : great leader of ancient Athens / Don Nardo. - Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2006. - 160 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. - Rulers of the ancient world .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pericles versus the Samians -- Born in a pivotal place and time -- Pericles vies for political power -- Periclean Athens's enormous ambitions -- Pericles promotes democracy and culture -- Troubles with family and friends -- Athens on the road to total war -- Pericles' war policy and demise -- Epilogue : the legacy of periclean Athens.

The life of the great Athenian orator and statesman.

ISBN: 0766025616 9780766025615

LCCN: 2006001743

Subjects--Personal Names:
Pericles, 499-429 B.C.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orators--Greece--Athens--Biography.
Statesmen--Greece--Athens--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Athens (Greece)--Politics and government.
Greece--History.

LC Class. No.: DF228.P4 / N35 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 938/.505