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When was pericles born and where he died?
Pericles was born in 495 BC and he died in Athens, Greece in 429 BC.
What is there to know about Pericles?
Pericles lived from about 495 BC to about 429 BC, and became a statesman in Athens, Greece.
How old was Pericles when he died?
Pericles lived from 495 BC to 429 BC, making him 66 years old at the time of his death. Pericles was a military general during the Golden Age in Athens, Greece.
What is pericles full name?
Pericles' full name was Pericles, son of Xanthippus. He was an ancient Greek statesman and a general in Athens. He was born around 495 BC and died in 429 BC.
Why was Pericles important in Greek?
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.
Athenian leader who led the people of Athens?
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.
Who led Athens' Golden Age?
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.
Which famous greek died first Socrates or Pericles?
Pericles 495 - 429 BCSocrates 469 BC - 399 BCso....the both lived in the same era
What is a brilliant elected leader who led the Athens government from about 460 BC until 429 BC?
They didn't have a true leader during that time. They were under a direct Democracy of about 400 people. It was a lot like our Senate today.
When was pericles birthday?
Pericles was born around 495 BC. The exact date of his birth is not known.
When was the age of Pericles?
Pericles did not rule Athens - it was a democracy so the people ruled - attending assemblies every couple of weeks to vote on legislation. Pericles was effectively First Citizen, that is he wielded a lot of influence, but not so much that he had to orchestrate the exile of Thucydides son of Melesias who had organised a political party (first one on record) to oppose him in the assembly. Pericles' influence began in the 450s BCE, and ended with his death in 429 BCE.
The result of Pericles' death was what?
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.
