Pericles
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Article abstract: Athenian statesman{$I[g]Greece;Pericles} The Age of Pericles was a crucial period in the history of Athens. Pericles’ transformation of the Delian League into the Athenian Empire provided the financial basis for the flowering of Athenian democracy.
Early Life
Pericles (PEHR-ih-kleez) was born in Athens around 495 b.c.e., the son of Xanthippus and Agariste (the niece of Cleisthenes of Athens). As the son of a wealthy aristocratic family in Athens and possessed of an above-average intelligence, Pericles received an excellent education...
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