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1.
What elements of Pericles' character does this biography stress? What else can this text tell us about Athenian society?
2.
Once again, consider Plutarch's reliability as a source of information? Do any different concerns arise from his depiction of Pericles than from his description of ancient Sparta? If so, what are they? Why might documents from ancient Greece raise concerns that did not occur in our investigations of more ancient societies?





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