Historical figure · Pearson Edexcel International GCSE revision on Incandio

Pericles

Portrait of Pericles

First Citizen of Athens · Athenian Statesman · 495–429 BC

The statesman who transformed Athens into the cultural and intellectual capital of the ancient world.

Why Pericles is on Incandio

Incandio is a free revision platform for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE. Its historical figures are the people a student learns from, questions and — where a specification topic is theirs — defends an idea against. Pericles can be questioned here in a dramatised, historically grounded portrayal, and the five-chapter life below is written to be read alongside the course.

Explore the life of Pericles — five chapters

  1. Athens at Its Height — A city bursting with confidence
  2. Champion of the People — Making democracy work for everyone
  3. The Parthenon and the Golden Age — Building beauty that would outlast empires
  4. War, Plague and Tragedy — The golden age turns to catastrophe
  5. The Verdict on a Golden Age — Democrat, visionary — and imperialist?

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