The great statesman Pericles was closely associated with this new learning and a friend of Anaxagoras, however, and his political opponents struck at him by taking advantage of a conservative reaction against the philosophers; it became a crime to investigate the things above the heavens or below the earth, subjects considered impious.
Negarawan Agung Pericles makaitan erat sareng pembelajaran anyar puniki lan timpalne Anaxagoras, sapunapiang, lan musuh - musuh politik nyane kaserang lan nyemak kauntungan saking reaksi konservatif majeng ring para filsuf; nike dados kacorahan mantuka ring nyelidikin hal - hal ring baduur langite utawi ring dasar gumine, mata pelajaran sane kaanggep nenten penting.