Who was the famous statesman during the golden age of Athens?
Alexander the Great
Pericles
Homer
Herodotus
Answer
Pericles was a prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during its golden age, specifically the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. He was descended, through his mother, from the powerful and historically influential Alcmaeonid family.
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