Tax filers may claim some deductions in addition to the standard deduction or itemized deductions. These include deductions for contributions to individual retirement accounts, alimony payments, certain moving expenses, and interest on student loans.
Pericles, the young Prince (ruler) of Tyre in Phoenicia (Lebanon), hears the riddle, and instantly understands its meaning: Antiochus is engaged in an incestuous relationship with his daughter. If he reveals this truth, he will be killed, but if he answers incorrectly, he will also be killed.
In the 450s B.C., Pericles (ca. 495-429 B.C.), known as the greatest statesman of ancient Greece, laid the foundation of imperial rule. Athens set the level of tribute for the member states, which were now subject to its dictates, and it dealt harshly with failures to pay.