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The '''Periclean Circle''' was a group comprising of several intellectuals were affiliated with the [[Athens|Athenian]] statesman [[Perikles]].
The '''Periclean Circle''' was a group comprising of several intellectuals who were affiliated with the [[Athens|Athenian]] statesman [[Perikles]].


Originally consisting of Perikles' closest friends and colleagues, the group later came into include the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], whom [[Herodotos]] had met in the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].
Originally consisting of Perikles' closest friends and colleagues, the group later came to include the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], whom [[Herodotos]] had met in the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]].


==History==
==History==
After Perikles' death at the hands of [[Alexios|Deimos]] in 429 BCE during the [[Plague of Athens|plague]], his opponent [[Kleon]], secretly a [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], took power in [[Athens]] and the group was seemingly disbanded.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Athens's Last Hope]]</ref>
After Perikles' death at the hands of [[Alexios|Deimos]] in 429 BCE during the [[Plague of Athens|plague]], his opponent [[Kleon]], secretly a [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], took power in [[Athens]] and the group was seemingly disbanded.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Athens's Last Hope]]</ref>


In 425 to 424 BCE, the group reconvened and worked with the Kassandra to discredit Kleon and bring him down.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Resistance (Odyssey)|The Resistance]]</ref>
In 425 to 424 BCE, the group reconvened and worked with the ''misthios'' Kassandra to discredit Kleon and bring him down.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Resistance (Odyssey)|The Resistance]]</ref>


In the year following the [[battle of Amphipolis]] and the deaths of Kleon and [[Brasidas]], the group, with [[Nicias]] as its spokesman, spearheaded the proposal of Athens engaging [[Sparta]] in peace-talks.<ref name="ACOd book chap18">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]</ref><br />
In the year following the [[battle of Amphipolis]] and the deaths of Kleon and [[Brasidas]], the group, with [[Nicias]] as its spokesman, spearheaded the proposal of Athens engaging [[Sparta]] in peace-talks.<ref name="ACOd book chap18">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' novel]]</ref><br />

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The Periclean Circle was a group comprising of several intellectuals who were affiliated with the Athenian statesman Perikles.

Originally consisting of Perikles' closest friends and colleagues, the group later came to include the misthios Kassandra, whom Herodotos had met in the Sanctuary of Delphi.

History

After Perikles' death at the hands of Deimos in 429 BCE during the plague, his opponent Kleon, secretly a Sage of the Cult of Kosmos, took power in Athens and the group was seemingly disbanded.[1]

In 425 to 424 BCE, the group reconvened and worked with the misthios Kassandra to discredit Kleon and bring him down.[2]

In the year following the battle of Amphipolis and the deaths of Kleon and Brasidas, the group, with Nicias as its spokesman, spearheaded the proposal of Athens engaging Sparta in peace-talks.[3]

Members

Appearances

References

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