After the Persian threat subsided, he converted the Delian League, which was formed to oppose Persia, into an empire of Athens, giving Athens the resources of over 189 city-states.
He persuaded it to convert the anti-Persian Delian League into an empire of its own.
by helping them
increase the public payroll
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Pericles had to over come him knowing the power of the Spartan's army before they went into battle with the Spartans.
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It was by them having a math class
As the leader of the democratic faction of Athenian politics that swept into power, Pericles did change the democracy in Athens.
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Pericles was the ruler when the Parthenon was built.
Pericles believed that the power of Athens was in the demos, the free common people of Athens. That did not include foreigners, women, or slaves. At this time, the military of Athens was entirely lower class people, and Pericles wanted Athenian citizen to raise up to defend the state.
Without the text in front of us, we can only provide conjecture, but given when and where Pericles lived (Ancient Athens, 500 B.C.E.), it is likely referring to DIRECT DEMOCRACY.