Pericles in 'Peace'

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1. 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
  • He wanted to get complete power over Sparta so he could assert his dominance
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2. What does Hermes imply Pericles wanted to do when the Megarian Decree was issued?

  • Distract any bad attention on himself by issuing it
  • Have an excuse to kill Spartans

3. What was this used for?

  • To honour Athens' patron goddess and to commemorate the recent Greek victory over the Persians.
  • To be the primary place of worship and healing for Athenians

4. What was Pericles responsible for making?

  • Parthenon
  • Pnyx

5. Why do some Historians believe this to be true and not just hyperbole?

  • Aristophanes was just a cool dude who didn't use Hyperbole at all
  • Pericles was a very shrewd politician who was capable of such a trick.
  • Pericles said so in his will
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