age of athens
Definition. by Joshua J. Mark. Pericles (495â429 BCE, whose name means surrounded by glory) was a prominent statesman, famous orator, and general (in Greek 'Strategosâ) of Athens during the Golden Age of Athens. So profound was his influence that the period in which he led Athens has been called the 'Age of Periclesâ. This statesmanâs influence on Athenian society was so great that Thucydides, his contemporary admirer and historian, called him the first citizen of Athens.