{"date":"July 13","id":"07-13","intro":["Pericles used public money to beautify Athens. The citizens protested against the expense, as citizens in all ages do. By a clever stroke Pericles won their support to his ambitious plans."],"minutes":24,"readings":[{"author":"Plutarch","end":57,"start":47,"volume":12,"work":"Pericles"}],"slug":"july-13","status":"proofread","title":"Athenians Also Complained of Taxes","url":"/harvard-classics/july-13/","words":4753}