Pericles was the leader of Athens and was born in 495 BC and died in 429 BC. His father‚ Xanthippus was a political leader and military commander for Athens who grew up in the family of the Alcmaeonids. His mother‚ Agariste provided Pericles with political value and a religious background. Growing up Pericles was very bright‚ his family was wealthy which meant he had access to the best teachers in the whole of Athens. This meant he was able to fully pursue his education. As a young man‚ Pericles
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not due to similarity in origin‚ but rather their sharing of language placing them at equal prestige (Thucydides‚ Book IV‚ chapter XXIII). One of the finest examples of the artistry of Thucydides’ craftsmanship of speeches‚ is the speech given by Pericles‚ an important Athenian politician‚ at a public funeral‚ after the first year of the war. This speech is among the most celebrated of the ancient Greeks‚ due to the inclusion of a passionate tribute to the fallen and glorification of Athens and the
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however because of radical democracy‚ the leadership of Aristides‚ Cimon and in particular Pericles and his aggressive imperial policy Athens had transformed the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. This essay will discuss how Athens became not only a member but leader of the Delian League; it will also examine Aristides‚ Cimon and Pericles fight for the right to set the direction of the League‚ Pericles’ foreign policy and finally Sparta’s response to Athens growing power. Athens willingly and
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Age of Athens. This golden age would later be eponymously called The Age of Pericles‚ after the politician and general who rose to power during that time. It was during this century in Ancient Greece where Athens is the centre of attention. This new age was of even greater prosperity‚ in culture‚ in the arts‚ in social innovations‚ in its military‚ in developing democracy to its classical form it is known today. Pericles was born in Athens‚ at around 495 BC. He was the descendant
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Spartans besiege city of Athens. Plague kills many Athenians Pericles the great ruler died Spartans win in 404B.C. Never again was Greek unity bonded like that again. After all this happened Greeks were never the same they didn’t think that Sparta was going to set a plague on Athens. After they just helped them try to win a war against the Peloponnesians. His contemporary historian‚ acclaimed him as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles turned the Dalian League into an Athenian empire and led his
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Fifth-century Athens refers to the Greek city-state of Athens in the period of roughly 480 BC-404 BC. This was a period of Athenian political hegemony‚ economic growth and cultural flourishing formerly known as the Golden Age of Athens or The Age of Pericles. The period began in 480 BC when an Athenian-led coalition of city-states‚ known as the Delian League‚ defeated the Persians at Salamis. As the fifth century wore on‚ what started as an alliance of independent city-states gradually became an Athenian
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el * Intro: The Delian League formed in 477BCE and was an alliance of Ionian Greek states. Because Sparta was unwilling to fight against Persia‚ Athens took its place and formed the Delian League to fight against the Persians and protect the smaller islands. * In my first paragraph: The original aims of the Delian League created by Aristides were to protect the already liberated Greek city-states from Persian attack and to attack and regain losses during the Persian wars. The Athenian long-term
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A219 Exploring the Classical World Essay PART ONE Look at the Illustrations Book‚ Plate 16: Athens: Parthenon. South metopeXXXI. Lapith and centaur. 447–439 BCE (1.3 x 1.3 m). In no more than 500 words: (i) briefly provide the context of this sculpture (ii) discuss the ways in which its subject matter conveyed a political message to Athenian viewers Metopes were situated on the outside of the Parthenon building they are high reliefs carved into rectangular slabs placed over the columns
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worship the gods‚ specifically the goddess Athena. She was the god of their polis (city state)‚ hence the name of their city‚ Athens. (Roberts 108). Though the Acropolis was first and foremost built for worship‚ other motivations played a factor. Pericles‚ a statesman and general of Athens‚ longed to see the Acropolis rebuilt after its destruction in the Persian war. He began building in 447 BC and the construction lasted for about a half a century. He built the Acropolis to show that not only did
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The Greek World 500-440 BC Account for the democratic reforms of Athens during this period. Athens was greatly affected by the Persian Wars and the aftermath of those wars. Significant changes were made to the internal government of Athens. The changes that took place between 500 and 440 BC were part of the democratisation process‚ but they must also be seen as responses to the Persian Wars and as consequences of the growing imperialism of Athens. It is also important to understand the interrelationship
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