Editing Pericles (section)

=== In popular culture ===

In the 1968 ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode "[[Plato's Stepchildren]]", Captain Kirk is presented with the shield of Pericles by the leader of the Platonian race.

[[Taylor Caldwell]]'s 1974 novel ''Glory and the Lightning'' chronicles the lives of Pericles and Aspasia.

In the 2001 TV Movie ''[[Black River (2001 film)|Black River]]'' Pericles is the pseudonym used by the mysterious voice on the phone.

In the 2016 video game ''[[Civilization VI]]'' Pericles is one of the two playable leaders for the Greek civilization, the other being [[Gorgo, Queen of Sparta|Gorgo]].<ref>Official Sid Meier's YouTube channel video introducing Pericles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSCTlpEM9Vw</ref>

In the 2018 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed Odyssey]]'' Pericles's life as a politician and his death are both presented, although his death being from injuries sustained during a violent attack is not historically accurate.