Laura Pepe in The Athens of Pericles

To say “Athens of Pericles” is to think of the golden age of democracy, of the time when literature, poetry, philosophy, theatre, and the figurative arts reached their zenith, of the reconstruction of the Acropolis. In reality, as is often the case, behind this image of perfection there are deep cracks: internal conflicts, power struggles and a foreign policy marked by many abuses.