Ah. Thank you. I'm going to have to read that one. Edit: OK, it was short.[0] But I also came across an article by historian Matthew A. Sears,[1] which points

Ah. Thank you. I'm going to have to read that one. Edit: OK, it was short.[0] But I also came across an article by historian Matthew A. Sears,[1] which points out ... > There is a much darker side to Pericles’ legacy, however. For one, he narrowed the group eligible for Athenian citizenship, requiring both parents to be Athenian citizens — a requirement, ironically, that his own children did not meet. > And, as is increasingly the view among ancient historians, he bore perhaps more responsibility than anyone else for the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, a ruinous 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta that ended in Athens’ defeat and the temporary overthrow of the world’s first democracy. > A frequent criticism of Pericles among his contemporaries was that he took a hard line against Sparta and pushed his city toward war not due to any higher principle or strategic goal, but to deflect charges brought against his closest friends and political allies. 0) https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/269472/ https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/269472/ 1) https://theconversation.com/do-something-trump-pericles-and-the-art-of-deflection-86972 https://theconversation.com/do-something-trump-pericles-and-...