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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Neither Pericles nor Alexander the Great reigned during the Hellenistic age of Greece. Pericles was in power in during the 5th century BCE, Alexander the Great died June 323 BCE. The Hellenistic age began in 323 BCE, after Alexander's death.
Pericles was a general and political leader in Athens.
No, he died very early in the Peloponnesian War. Athens' surrender and loss of empire came a decade and a half later.
After the death of Pericles, he was replaced by Cleon. Under his direction Athens renewed the conflict with Sparta.
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First Pericles, and after his death a succession of populists.
Pericles died from the plague.
First an oligarchy headed by Cimon after the Persian invasion, then briefly Ephialtes who brought back democratic government, then Perricles until his death from the plague, then a series of populists who led the city decline.
Pericles was the most notable leader of Athens after the Persian Wars. He was a tremendous patron of the Arts and led Athens into a golden age. He is also widely accused of leading Athens and the Delian League into the Peloponnedian War, which they lost some 20 years after Pericles' death in 429 BC.
Pericles died from the plague.
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No, Pericles is not single.
Yes, Pericles had a son - also pericles - with the metic Asphasia.
Plutarch and Burn suggest that Pericles feared ostracism as a result of his father's experience. This is supported by his delayed political career and use of indirect means, such as sponsorship as choregos, to promote his name in lieu of his family connections and wealth.