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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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singing the praises of Socrates and expressing the hope that the sage will soon fall in love with him. When Alcibiades has finished, a philosophical dispute begins between him, Agatho, and Socrates. Presently another band of revelers appears and introduces disorder into the feast; the sober guests withdraw; others remain, till by dawn all but Socrates are hopelessly drunk, and he goes to his daily devotions. Naturally Pericles made enemies, not personal but political ones. Sparta,seeing herself outshone by her more active rival, intrigued against him. The party of the aristocracy were always opposed to his liberal democratic measures. Even among the poorer classes envious men were not wanting who would gladly have overthrown him to take his place. But hatred itself could find no criminal charge to bring against Pericles. He had wealth of his own,more than sufficient for his wants. In appearance he was handsome but re-served, and even haughty. He had none of the arts-of the demagogue. His
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Greece—Death of Pericles 217 leading aristocratic rival, Cimon, the son of Miltiades, stooped to curry favor with the people, to praise them for their greatness, to scatter money among them, to clap them on the back and set them drinking. Pericles was always quiet, retiring, even austere; but the people trusted him, and followed him as they would no other. His oratory is said to have been so convincing that he carried all men with him, even his enemies. These, finding him invulnerable to their attacks, assailed him through his friends. In the early days of his success, when party feeling was at its high-est, his comrade and equal, Ephialtes, was murdered by the aristocracy. It is the sole instance of such an outbreak during the age, and by the indignation aroused, it contributed not a little to the success of Pericles. Later his foes tried subtler arts. His close friend, Socrates, was repeatedly accused of impiety in his teachings to the young, and was finally, after Pericles death, execute

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