As First Citizen after arranging the expulsion of opposition leader Thucydides son of Melesias, he manipulated the democracy, feeding them the spoils of the empire he created out of the redundant anti-Persian (Delian) league of a couple of hundred Greek cities, bringing the treasury from Delos to Athens. He continued to extort the annual defence contributions for Athens' private use, to rebuild and glorify the city, subsidise the arts and science, and put half the populace on the public payroll - effectively turning those other cities into an empire of Athens.
By fostering a hardline approach to Greek cities outside the empire he let/led Athens fall into war with the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League confident that the walls of Athens and the offensive fleet subsidised by the Delian League would enable Athens to outlast and overcome that opposition.
He died of plague three years into the ensuing war, and the leadership fell to opportunists who did not stick to his policies. We don't know whether, if he had lived, he could have avoided Athens' eventual defeat and loss of its empire.
He said that they were a democracy and that all men in Athens should have a part in government.
Pericles son of Xanthippus was born in Cholargos one of the ten demoe of ancient Athens at 495 BCE. He was first elected at 461 BCE and ruled Athens until his death at 429 BCE. Historians named the period of his ruling Golden Age of Athens since major developments took place in Athens and Greece at the time.
Pericles was a general and political leader in Athens.
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Pericles was a prominent Athenian statesman and general during the Golden Age of Athens, particularly noted for his role in advancing democracy and cultural flourishing. He oversaw the construction of the Parthenon and other significant architectural projects on the Acropolis, enhancing Athens' cultural legacy. Additionally, Pericles implemented reforms that expanded the democratic process, allowing greater participation by Athenian citizens in government. His leadership during the early part of the Peloponnesian War also shaped Athenian strategy and identity.
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Pericles called Athens the school for all Greece, because he believed that Athens was better than all the other cities in culture and government. He believed that all the other city states should follow Athens example.
Under the leadership of Sparta they declared war on Athens
Athens, under the leadership of Pericles.
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Under the leadership Pericles, Athens developed a direct democracy. Large numbers of male citizens took part in the affairs of government.
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Pericles~ whose reign was from 460BC to 429BC