Associations to the word «Pericles»

Wiktionary

PERICLES, proper noun. A Greek politician that lived during the ancient and the classical times.
PERICLES, proper noun. A male given name of mostly historical use.

Dictionary definition

PERICLES, noun. Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca