Pericles was one of the greatest Athenians during Classic Greece period in the midst of 495-429 BC. Born of an Alcmaenoid ( the noble Athenians) family, Pericles became an influential Athenian leader. Pericles had an amazing orator, lead and strategos (army general) skills that helped him to strengthen the Athens which later transformed into an Athenian Empire. spare-time activity Cleisthenes great modernization of Athens Pericles helped to evidence a intemperate and powerful government by, uniting the hellenic states ( meek city-states around Aegean Sea) supporting a democratic government, improved the life of the Athenians, and excel in tactic and clever war strategies. Some historians such as Plutarch believed that Pericles was the one who initiated the Peloponnesian war that started in 431 BC.
First, Pericles helped to establish a wealthy and a large Athenian empire. In the Plutarchs Life of Pericles, Plutarch tells about Pericles plan on combining the small city-states under Athens.His statesmanlike scheme for uniting all the Graeco-Roman states in a single powerful confederation having rough-cut interests, which was frustrated by the jelaousy and secret opposition of Sparta, with whom were the sympathies of the Peloponnesians (c.17).
[1] Pericles goal was to unify all the small greek city-states that border the Aegean sea. This was cod to a possible invasion
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of Persia, because there were unagitated Ionian cities that Persian ruled and Pericles wanted to make sure enough that invasion does not occur by forming alliance with the Aegean city-states. His aim was to strengthen the power of Athens over the hale area of her confederacy .[2] This was also one of the causes of the war among Athens and Sparta, because Sparta feared of the rapid growth of Athens. Athens began to grow rapidly after joining the alliance. It became the wealthiest city-state in Greece, because more and more greek-city states conjugate the Athenes and fell under its taxation. Athens grew large...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay
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