Pericles Pericles (; ; –429 BC) was a Greek statesman and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed ...

was a prominent and influential statesman, orator, and general of Athens during the city's Golden Age. Pericles or Perikles may also refer to: * ''Pericles'' (ship), a sailing ship launched in 1877 * SS ''Duncan U. Fletcher'', a Liberty ship renamed ''Pericles'' in 1947 * SS ''Pericles'', an ocean liner which sank in 1910 * Perikles (name), a list of people with the given name Pericles, Perikles or Periklis * ''

Pericles, Prince of Tyre ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship, as it was not included in the First Folio. It was p ...

'', a play at least partly by William Shakespeare * Perikles (band), a Swedish dansband * ''Perikles'', a board game designed by Martin Wallace * Péricles de Andrade Maranhão, who signed only as Péricles, was a Brazilian cartoonist and caricaturist * Péricles (singer), a Brazilian singer

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