A highlight of Pericles' rule was rebuilding the Athenian Acropolis, including the Pantheon.
A highlight of Pericles' rule was rebuilding the Athenian Acropolis, including the Pantheon.
The fact that he did not 'rule'. He promoted democracy, and his ascendance as First Citizen occurred by his ability to give a lead, select beneficial courses of action for Athens and its people, and his persuasive ability.
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Pericles ruled Anicent Athens
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He engineered the exile of the opposition party Thucydides son of Melesias and brought in a radical form of democracy where the citizens (adult males) met in assembly fortnightly and mad all decisions on the running of the city-state. So he didn't rule, the citizens did. He had to convince them to vote for any policies he put before them.
He engineered the exile of the opposition party Thucydides son of Melesias and brought in a radical form of democracy where the citizens (adult males) met in assembly fortnightly and mad all decisions on the running of the city-state. So he didn't rule, the citizens did. He had to convince them to vote for any policies he put before them.
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Under Pericles the economy thrived and the government became more democratic. Because of his skill and intelligence his time of rule is often known as the Age of Pericles. (He created direct democracy, jury, and stipend)