The Trial of Pericles
@ Harris Theater
205 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601
Opening Wednesday, April 17th, from 7 PM - 9 PM
The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) presents The Trial of Pericles on ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ญ๐ณ, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐ , ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Witness talented legal minds litigating the fate of Pericles, known as the great hero of Athenian democracy.
Pericles changed the Athenian Constitution to revoke the citizenship of those without two Athenian parents, claiming this was necessary to protect Athens from foreign influence. Many viewed his actions as tyrannical because citizens lost their civil liberties, including the right to vote.
Now, it’s up to you, the audience, to decide: ๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐?
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐, nationalhellenicmuseum.org/trial-pericles
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
โข Tinos Diamantatos (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
โข Patrick M. Collins (King & Spalding LLP)
โข Katerina Alexopoulos (United States Department of Homeland Security)
โข Sarah F. King (Clifford Law Offices PC)
โข James C. Pullos (Clifford Law Offices PC)
โข Patrick A. Salvi II (Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard PC)
๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ-๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐
โข Konstantinos Armiros
โข Hon. Anna H. Demacopoulos (Ret.)
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐
Attorneys attending The Trial of Pericles are eligible to earn 1 ยฝ hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ!
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