Historical Figure
Pericles
Athenian statesman and general (c.495–429 BC)
About Pericles
Pericles was a Greek statesman
and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire and led his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War. The period during which he led Athens as its preeminent orator and statesman, roughly from 461 to 429 BC, is sometimes known as the "Age of Pericles", but the period thus denoted can include times as early as the Persian Wars or as late as the following century.Wikipedia ↗
Associated Events
Empirec. 508 BCE – 322 BCE
Athenian Democracy
Athens established the world's first known democracy under the reforms of Cleisthenes, creating a system of direct citizen participation in government that became the foundation of Western democratic thought.
War431 BCE – 404 BCE
Peloponnesian War
A devastating 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta that ended Athenian dominance, weakened all Greek city-states, and ultimately paved the way for Macedonian conquest.
Pandemic430 BCE – 426 BCE
Plague of Athens
A devastating epidemic struck Athens during the Peloponnesian War, killing an estimated 75,000–100,000 people — roughly a quarter of the city's population — including the statesman Pericles, fatally undermining Athenian power at a critical moment in the war against Sparta.