The Greeks were not under Pericles. The Greek world comprised hundreds of independent city-states with different forms of government. Pericles became First Citizen of the city-state of Athens. Pericles consolidated direct democracy in Athens, that is all the citizens of whatever property class were able to attend the meetings of the Assembly held a couple of times a month to vote on laws and policy decisions (as opposed to representative democracy, where citizens elect representatives to a parliament which enacts laws). Also, persons for public office were selected by lot, which meant that any citizen could hold the highest offices in the state (appointment of generals was excluded from this - the people weren't that suicidal, they wanted real talent there). In addition, the judges at trials were large juries (typically 400, but up to 2,000), also chosen by lot. In addition Pericles made sure of his popularity be putting nearly a third of the citizenry on the public payroll, so that they would share in the prosperity of the state (this prosperity came to a large degree by hi-jacking the funds of the Anti-Persian league which Athens led and collected the funds for, and held on the Parthenon). Athens encouraged the allied and subject cities in the Anti-Persian league (read Athenian empire in its later stages) to adopt radical democracy as had Athens.
He introduced a radical democracy where the citizens in fortnightly assembly made the decisions, with the council of 500 carrying them out. He also put half the citizens on the public payroll. And all councillors and magistrates were selected by lot, so all classes got good jobs. The exception was the 10 generals who were selected by the tribal assemblies - they didn't want to be led battle by a blind draw.
He converted it into radical democracy where the citizens voted in fortnightly assembly and the council carried out the decisions between meetings.
He said that they were a democracy and that all men in Athens should have a part in government.
Pericles is remembered today because his name has become synonymous with thePeloponnesian war, fifth century Greece, Classical Athens and Anthenian democracy
According to the ancient historian Thucydides, Pericles strong-armed the democracy into his own power, essentially making Athens a democracy in name only.
He organised the expulsion of the upper class rivals, continued his military leadership, promoted the interests of his allies, and introduced radical democracy where the citizens met in fortnightly assembly and voted on all issues, the decisions of which were implemented by the Council of 500.
In the individual participation in the democracy
who told pericles to do democracy
Pericles was not a democracy. Pericles was a statesman in Athens and was considered today as a general. Pericles did not make Democracy. The people of Greece did.
pericles was not known at the father of athenian democracy cleisteins is consideres to be father of sthenian democracy
Pericles extended Athen's Democracy. :)
Pericles strengthened the greek democracy
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As the leader of the democratic faction of Athenian politics that swept into power, Pericles did change the democracy in Athens.
Democracy in Athens was strengthen by Pericles because he raised awareness and created reforms for democracy. A reform that he created was paying salary to Athens' officials.
The Greek statesman Pericles then expanded the democracy. He was an Athenian statesman who had an impact on politics that remains today.
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