Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
Yvonne Korshak
Athens' most powerful statesman falls for a brilliant courtesan in the Golden Age of ancient Greece.
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In Athens' Golden Age, the statesman Pericles and the influential courtesan Aspasia find love against the odds, their story bringing to life the arts, politics and history of the world's first great democracy.
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