The Golden Age of Athens
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The Importance of Drama in Ancient Greece
The importance of drama isn't lost on the man who comes to represent the Golden Age. Pericles is born in 495 BCE, around the time of the Persian Wars. According to historians, his mother dreamed before giving birth that she was bearing a lion. When he's born, his huge skull earns him the nickname, Sea Onion Head. Because of his family helped found the Athenian democracy, but though his war hero father is politically influential, he's also experienced years of banishment. So while Pericles is privileged, he understands that power is a fickle thing.
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