Pericles in 'Peace'

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What was Pericles responsible for making?
Parthenon
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What was this used for?
To honour Athens' patron goddess and to commemorate the recent Greek victory over the Persians.
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Who did Pericles employ to sculpture it?
Phidias
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What was controversial about this sculptor?
He allegedly took some of the gold and ivory that was to be placed on the statue of Athena
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What happened to him because of this?
He was prosecuted
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Why was this person and Pericles accused of Hybris (comparing oneself to the Gods)
He sculpted some of the figures on her shield in the likeness of himself and Pericles
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What does Hermes imply Pericles wanted to do when the Megarian Decree was issued?
Distract any bad attention on himself by issuing it
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What is a quotation that can back this up?
'and so before anything could happen to him' - Hermes
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Why do some Historians believe this to be true and not just hyperbole?
Pericles was a very shrewd politician who was capable of such a trick.
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In the Acharnians, what is Pericles accused of for starting the war?
His mistress Aspasia was being dragged into disrepute over the stealing of two of her prostitutes by the Megarians
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Who did Athens/Pericles bribe to go to war?
'they plotted against you and went and bribed the Spartan leaders to go to war'
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To honour Athens' patron goddess and to commemorate the recent Greek victory over the Persians.

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