Golden Age of Athens Greece

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Golden Age of Athens (Greece)

• 480-430 B.C.

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AKA-Age of Pericles

• (461-429 B.C.)

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Pericles

• Political leader in Athens
• Popular for 32 years
• Had 3 main goals for Athens

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Goals

• Strengthen Athenian democracy
• Hold and strengthen empire
• Glorify Athens

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Examples

• Increases number of paid public officials
• Used money from Delian league to build 200 ship
  navy
• Takes money from Delian league to build Parthenon

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Parthenon
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What happens?

• Pericles dies in 429 B.C. from the plague that
  hits Athens. (remember, Athens goes on to
  surrender)

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Understanding 1

• Athenian Culture, during the Classic Era, became
  one of the foundation stones of Western
  civilization