In previous ages they had been the heads of the Athenian state, but in the Age of Pericles they lost their influence and power, although they still presided over tribunals.
12.
The prospect of the Olympics has unleashed the city's potential for transformation _ though the changes are less dramatic than those of the Age of Pericles, when Athens was completely rebuilt.
13.
Although fallen from the height of its power during the Golden Age of Pericles in the 5th century, Athens still had extensive financial resources at its disposal and a fleet numbering 240 or perhaps even 400 warships.
14.
The rewards at the top are wonders of the ancient world _ three ancient temples built in the fifth century B . C . including the glorious, marble-columned Parthenon, a testament to the golden age of Pericles.
15.
Constructed in the 5th century B . C . as a shrine to Athena, goddess of war and patron of Athens, it is the acme of classical Greek architecture and sculpture, the greatest monument of the Age of Pericles.
16.
The truth of the matter is, when Ancient Greece is mentioned in any context, nine times o ut of ten the author is mentioned Age of Pericles, and let us not forget how it died : plague, war and execution of Socrates.
17.
The period during which he led Athens, roughly from 461 to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the " Age of Pericles ", though the period thus denoted can include times as early as the Persian Wars, or as late as the next century.
18.
The period during which he led Athens, roughly from 461 BC to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the " Age of Pericles ", though the period thus denoted can include times as early as the Persian Wars, or as late as the next century.
19.
Here in New York, for instance, we have seen plenty of evidence that it is only the wide margins in most races that have been saving the state's creaky voting system from a meltdown that would make Florida look like Athens in the age of Pericles.
20.
The conquests of Alexander the Great in the late 4th century BC spread universal culture in the Alexandrian or Macedonian Empire based on that of 5th and 4th century BC Athens ( see also Age of Pericles ), along with a fusion of Near Eastern cultures.
