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He stole the money, collected by the Greek city-states of the Delian League to defend against the Persians, and spent it on Athens, building the Parthenon, putting half the citizens of Athens on the public payroll and maintaining a fleet to collect the money by force. This gained him a controlling voice in the running of the city - allowing him to reward his friends and push Athens into trying to dominate the Greek world.
It gave him personal satisfaction, and enabled him to make Athens dominant in war and culture.
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What steps did pericles take to strengthen the empire and glorify Athens?
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What steps did pericles take to strengthen the empire glorify Athens?
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What were pericles goal for the Athens?
To strengthen Athenian democracy, to hold and strengthen he empire, and to glorify Athens
What were the three goals Athens and Pericles wanted to accomplish?
Pericles had three goals for Athens. The first was to strengthen democracy. The second was to expand the empire. The third was to beautify Athens.
What were Pericles three goals for?
(1) to strengthen athenian democracy(2) to hold and strngthen the empire (3)to glorify Athens
What were pericles' three goals for Athens?
(1) to strengthen athenian democracy(2) to hold and strngthen the empire (3)to glorify Athens
Where did pericles lived?
Athens in Ancient Greece
Who was the strongest leader of Athens after it emerged from the Persian War?
Athens.
What were the goals of pericles?
He had a list of things to do and just did them his own way.
Who was the first citizen of Athens?
Thucydides described Pericles as the first citizen of Athens
Who made Athens a beautiful city?
Pericles made Athens a beautiful city.
Was Pericles a god?
No, he was a leader that rebuilt Athens after the Persian wars.
