They were paid by the city to paint, sculpt and decorate the public areas.
Pericles did make the Athens city-state to perfect. This is a generous city.
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.
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pericles beautifies athens by making more things than weapons with the money sparta etc.. gave them
Pericles ruled Athens for about 30 years during its Golden Age, particularly in the 5th century BCE. He is credited with transforming Athens into a powerful and culturally vibrant city-state, emphasizing democracy, arts, and architecture. Under his leadership, monumental structures like the Parthenon were built, and the city became a center of philosophy and the arts, attracting great thinkers and artists. Pericles’ era is often seen as a pinnacle of Athenian democracy and cultural achievement.
Pericles used his money on gold,ect. to make statues and buildings
(1) to strengthen athenian democracy(2) to hold and strngthen the empire (3)to glorify Athens
He had a list of things to do and just did them his own way.
I believe it is Perciles..Pericles. He persuaded Athenians to make an empire out of the anti-Persian league which it had been leading, and diverted the funds being collected for that purpose to glorify Athens put half its population on the public payroll.
Pericles used his money on gold,ect. to make statues and buildings
Pericles had set three main goals, military goal, artistic goal, and political goal. Those where the goals he wanted to accomplish, so it would make Athens a better city and a city who would be known for its beauty and for how well it was constructed.