{"product_id":"pericles-canvas-wall-art","title":"Pericles - Canvas Wall Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe right piece of art doesn't just fill a wall. It gives a room a point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one captures the statesman who built the blueprint for democratic civilization. Part of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/legendsketch.com\/collections\/great-minds-of-classical-greece\" title=\"Great Minds of Classical Greece\"\u003eGreat Minds of Classical Greece\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e collection. Stretched canvas, museum-quality resolution, premium matte finish, ready to hang the moment it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT PERICLES (c. 495–429 BC)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePericles didn't invent Athenian democracy. He perfected it - and in doing so presided over the most extraordinary flowering of human culture in the ancient world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his thirty-year dominance of Athenian politics, he commissioned the Parthenon, funded the arts, strengthened the navy, and expanded democratic participation to a degree unprecedented in the ancient world. The Golden Age of Athens - the age of Sophocles, Socrates, Phidias, and Thucydides - unfolded under his leadership and patronage. He understood that a city's greatness was measured not just by its military power but by what it built, thought, and created.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was also a realist. His funeral oration, recorded by Thucydides, remains one of the most powerful defenses of democratic values ever delivered - a speech that Abraham Lincoln studied before writing the Gettysburg Address. When the Peloponnesian War came, he counseled patience and strategy over glory, knowing that Athens' long-term strength lay in its institutions rather than its battlefield victories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe died of plague in 429 BC, one of the earliest victims of the epidemic that would ravage Athens for years. The city he left behind had been transformed. The civilization he helped build has never entirely ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in 3 sizes, vertical orientation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum-quality printing with Greenguard Gold certified inks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon-toxic latex inks, safe and eco-friendly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrafted from sustainable pine wood sourced from renewable forests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnti-slip rubber dot backing to secure canvas when hung\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWipe clean gently with a damp cloth if needed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrives ready to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"12″ x 18″ (Vertical) \/ 1.25\"","offer_id":47158604005543,"sku":"19284074730209585981","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16″ x 24″ (Vertical) \/ 1.25\"","offer_id":47158604038311,"sku":"77246138397575317449","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20″ x 30″ (Vertical) \/ 1.25\"","offer_id":47158604071079,"sku":"26272676828682380908","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2249\/5399\/files\/Pericles-canvas-wall-art.jpg?v=1774058342","url":"https:\/\/legendsketch.com\/products\/pericles-canvas-wall-art","provider":"LegendSketch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}