# Periclean Athens Periclean Athens names the period of [[wiki/Classical Athens|Athenian]] political and cultural influence associated with Pericles in the fifth century BCE. Its [[wiki/Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis]] building program followed the Persian destruction and produced the [[wiki/Parthenon|Parthenon]] and other enduring works. The same era was also shaped by Athens' imperial revenues and power through the [[wiki/Delian League and Athenian Empire|Delian League]]. The combination of democracy, art, commerce, and empire resists a one-note morality tale. McGill's [[wiki/Neo-Westernism|neo-Westernism]] draws on the period's productive ambition while keeping its historical arrangements distinct from present institutions. ## Source - [The Art of Classical Greece](https://www.metmuseum.org/es/essays/the-art-of-classical-greece-ca-480-323-b-c), Metropolitan Museum of Art.