Bust of Pericles on a Black Marble Base in PlasterHandmade bust of the Ancient Greek statesman and orator of the Golden Era, Pericles. Pericles led Athens in its peak period as a general. He was a great supporter of democracy and of freedom of speech. He was responsible for the construction of many important monuments, such as the Parthenon (495 428 BC). A few days before he was born, his mother, Agariste had a dream where instead of a child she gave birth to a lion. According to the interpretation