Table of Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgements. Chronological Table. Map. 1. Family Background: Xanthippos and Agariste 2. Entry into Public Life: Aischylos (and Themistokles) 3. Early Influences: Damon and Anaxagoras 4. A Personal Rivalry: Kimon 5. A Political Alliance: Ephialtes 6. The Other Generals: Leokrates, Myronides and Tolmides 7. After the Peace 8. Pheidias and Aspasia 9. War with Samos 10. Thucydides; War with Sparta; Final Years Appendices. A. Perikles' Citizenship Law B. Perikles' Colleagues in the Generalship C. Athens' Finances D. Perickles and the Comic Poets E. A Portrait of Perikles? Abbreviations and short titles. Bibliographical References. Indices.

About the Author

Anthony J. Podlecki was educated at Holy Cross College, Oxford University and the University of Toronto. He taught at Northwestern University and Pennsylvania State University before joining the staff of the University of British Columbia in 1975. He has translated various Greek tragedies and has written several books on Athenian history.

Reviews

"Every Greek historian will need to consult this book, shelving it next to Philip Stadter's Commentary on Plutarch's Perikles (1989)." - Stewart Flory, American Historical Review