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Periclean (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or named after Pericles, or the period of his supremacy: The Periclean age was when Greek art, literature, philosophy, and statesmanship are now considered to have been at their height.
2. Etymology: relating to Pericles or to the Periclean Age when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
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2. Etymology: relating to Pericles or to the Periclean Age when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
The Periclean era is described as the golden age of Athens.
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