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Aspasia came to Athens as a foreigner, but made her mark as an outspoken activist, independent woman, and companion to the Athenian general Pericles.

Mithridates, King of Pontus, an Italian Opera Seria (Drama) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: plot summary, character list, and other information.

These three courtesans from Ancient Greece, Byzantium and France respectively, wielded tremendous power over their sovereigns and their countries.

The great Greek statesman Pericles breathed life and inspiration into his city; when he died, the glory of Athens died with him.

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Set between ancient Greece and the height of the Napoleonic Wars, Essex delivers another strong art historically based novel steeped in the mystery of the Elgin Marbles.

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