plague which persisted, wasted his bodily strength, undermine his noble spirit
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theophrastus story of pericles’ death
* leading men of athens sat at his deathbed praising his power * pericles woke and was astonished they remembered him for exploits that other generals performed as well as him * “i mean by this, that no athenian ever put on mourning because of me “ - last words confuse historians