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Pericles was an Athenian statesman largely responsible for the full development, in the later 5th century bce, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire, making Athens the political and cultural focus of Greece. His achievements included the construction of the Acropolis, begun in 447.
Ephialtes' murder in 461 BC paved the way for Pericles to consolidate his authority. [δ] Without opposition after the expulsion of Cimon, the unchallengeable leader of the democratic party became the unchallengeable ruler of Athens. He remained in power until his death in 429 BC.
The Athenian statesman Pericles fostered where he did not initiate these events and “Periclean Athens” has rep- resented for many the height of classical Athenian history.
Pericles of Athens offers a balanced look at the complex life and afterlife of the legendary “first citizen of Athens.” Vincent Azoulay is assistant professor of ancient Greek history at the Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée and a leading expert on the politics of classical Greece.
Nov 9, 2009 · Pericles was a 5th century B.C. Athenian general and statesman who raised the grand structures of the Acropolis and turned his city's alliances into an empire.
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Sparta was resolved to precipitate a war in any case. A further embassy calling upon the Athenians to expel the accursed family of the Alcmaeonidae, clearly aimed at Pericles himself as its chief representative, was left unheeded, and early in 431 hostilities began between Athens and Spar.
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Athens in the Age of Pericles is a depth study that covers the period when Athens was at the peak of its power. Students will gain knowledge of the workings of Athenian democracy and of the changes that were introduced in this period which led to a radical democracy.
