The Eddas are a collection of old norse poetry. That is something the church would not have used to influence medieval society.
Pericles had<span> such a profound influence on Athenian </span>society that Thucydides<span>, a contemporary historian, </span>acclaimed<span> him as "the first citizen of Athens". </span><span>Pericles turned the </span>Delian League<span> into an Athenian Empire and led his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War. The period during which he led Athens, roughly from 461 to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the "</span>Age of Pericles<span>", though the period thus denoted can include times as early as the </span>Persian Wars<span>, or as late as the next century. Pericles promoted the arts and literature; it is principally through his efforts that Athens holds the reputation of being the educational and cultural center of the </span>ancient Greek<span> world. He started an ambitious project that generated most of the surviving structures on the </span>Acropolis<span> (including the </span>Parthenon). This project beautified and protected the city, exhibited its glory, and gave work to the people.<span>Pericles also fostered </span>Athenian democracy<span> to such an extent that critics call him a </span>populist.
By 1799, France was at war with most of Europe, and Napoleon returned home from his Egyptian campaign to take over the reigns of the French government and save his nation from collapse. After becoming first consul in February 1800, he reorganized his armies and defeated Austria.
