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pericles
/ˈpɛɹɪkliːz/
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What does pericles mean?
proper noun
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, of mostly historical usage
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proper noun
- (historical) An Ancient Greek politician.
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/ˈpɛɹɪkliːz/
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As for organized systems of intercommunication, they were unknown even under the rule of a Pericles or a Caesar.
So that Pericles was a good prophet of bad success, and Fabius was a bad prophet of success that was good.
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Phidias was supposed to have stolen some public gold, with the connivance of Pericles, for the embellishment of the statue of Minerva.
Theon the philosopher walked in his sleep, and so did Pericles servant, and that upon the tiles and top of the house.
Here must I kill King Pericles; and if I do it not, I am sure to be hanged at home: ’tis dangerous.