After the death of Pericles in 429 BCE, leadership in Athens was taken over by several figures, most notably Cleon, who was a prominent general and demagogue. His aggressive policies and rhetoric marked a shift in Athenian politics, moving away from Pericles' more measured approach. Other leaders, such as Alcibiades and Nicias, also emerged during this period, contributing to the city's fluctuating fortunes during the Peloponnesian War. The political landscape became increasingly tumultuous as Athens faced internal divisions and external pressures.
Pericles was born in 495 BC and he died in Athens, Greece in 429 BC.
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 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.
Pericles
Pericles was a leader of Athens who was responsible for rebuilding Athens following the Persian Wars. He was also leader of Athens during the Peloponnesian War, but he died of the plague that ravaged the city.
Pericles (495 BC - 429 BC). He was a statesman and general in Athens. During his time Athens gained a lot of fame, This period in time is known as the Golden Age or the Age of Pericles.
Pericles~ whose reign was from 460BC to 429BC
The families of the men who died in battle and for the people of Athens.
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.
Athens in Ancient Greece
Athens.
Pericles was an Athenian general and political leader who succeeded his mentor Ephialtes who was murdered in 460 BCE by the aristocrats for reintroducing democracy in Athens. Pericles took the democracy to a more extreme stage where the assembly of citizens made the decisions and the Council of 5000 implemented them. He led Athens into a war with the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. He died of plague a couple of years into the 27-year war, so we don't know if he could have guided Athens safely out of the war he brought on.