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What was Pericles' lover/wife’s name?
Aspasia
What was the kleroterion
An allotment device
Was divorce allowed in Athens?
Yes, men could file for divorce
Who was Pheidias?
The sculptor who was friends with Pericles and who worked on the Parthenon
Name one modern historian who comments on Ancient Athens
Donald Kagan
What is the name of the exclusively female religious festival?
Thesmophoria
What was the stoa poikile?
A public ‘hang out’ building in the Agora
What was the tholos for?
Housing the Boule overnight
What is a demagogue?
Leader who gains power by telling the people what they want to hear
Who was Pericles father?
Xanthippus
What is the name of the Strategoi barracks?
Strategia
How much was the tribute?
460 talents
How many people were part of the Boule in Pericles’ time?
500
What was a major flaw with Pericles’ plan to beat the Spartans?
The plague hit Athens, stopping the essential sea trade of grain to supply Athens.
True or false: Shakespeare wrote a play about Pericles?
True
Who was the leader of the people’s party before Pericles?
Ephialtes
What were the silver mines called?
Laurium
What was the population of Athens in the time of Pericles?
Athens: around 100,000.
How did Pericles die?
Plague
Who were Pericles 3 main teachers/tutors?
Damon, Zeno, Anaxagoras
Name one reform of Pericles
The citizenship reform
Who was Theseus?
Mythological founder of Athens
What was famous about the Erechtheon?
The female statue pillars
Name 3 Ancient sources on Pericles
Plutarch, Thucydides, Aristophanes
What tyrant was Pericles afraid of mimicking?
Peisistratus