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They did not want to have trouble from their allies.
In the years that the Spartan alliance invaded and pillaged Attica, the Athenian farmers took refuge inside the walls of the city.
For the first two years until his death, Pericles. Then for the next 25 years, a few dozen politicians and generals.
The disease that devastated the Athenians has been a matter of debate . The loss of Pericles from the disease compromised the Athenian war effort and may have led to the defeat of Athens by the Spartans due to a lack of quality leadership . The disease itself remains a moot point .
First Pericles, and after his death a succession of populists.
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In ancient Greece, Pericles was a great leader and statesman who was so admired during his lifetime that the era in which he lived (about 495 to 429 BCE) was later called the Age of Pericles. After the Persian Wars ended, he was credited with rebuilding Athens. Pericles was also known as a strong supporter of democracy.
Pericles. Enjoy Life! :)
Pericles had guided Athens into a war with the Peloponnesian League which was led by Sparta. He was confident that the walls of Athens and its superior navy, financed by the empire which Athens had created, would prevail. Two years later Pericles died of a plague which engulfed the Athenians penned up in an unhealthy environment within the city walls. Subsequent populist leaders led the people into risky deviations from his plan, and after another disastrous 25 years of war, Athens surrendered and was stripped of its empire, becoming a second class power.
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during the Athenian plague (~^,^)(^,^~)
the most powerful leader in the golden age was pericles the olympian who lead the city to it's height in culture.