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Who Was Pericles?
After inheriting money as a teen, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles became a great patron of the arts.
In , he assumed rule of Athens — a role he would occupy until his death. During his leadership, he built the Acropolis and Parthenon and led Athens' recapture of Delphi, the siege on Samos and the invasion of Megara. In , he died of the plague.
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NAME: Pericles
BORN: c.
BC
BIRTHPLACE: Athens, Greece
DEATH: BC
SPOUSE: Aspasia of Miletus
CHILDREN: Paralus, Xanthippus, Pericles the Younger
Early Life
Ancient Greek statesman Pericles was born c.
Pericles of athens biography of michael jackson
B.C. in Athens, Greece. His father, Xanthippus, was a famous general and statesman who came from a wealthy family of aristocrats. Pericles' mother, Agariste, was niece to the famed statesman and reformer Cleisthenes, who lead the controversial Alcmaeonidae clan.
When Pericles was still just a toddler, Persia attempted to conquer Greece but w