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495 BCE
Pericles was born!
Pericles was the son of Xanthippus and Argariste. He was born in Athens, Greece. -
470 BCE
Pericles begins politics.
Pericles was a very influential Greek politician. He was one of the creators of democracy and led Athens to their golden age, where they prospered. -
462 BCE
Pericles introduces the idea of democratic institutions to Athens.
Pericles is starting to learn the ropes of being a politician. So, he makes one of his first big moves by introducing democratic institutions to Athens. -
461 BCE
Pericles becomes the ruler of Athens!
Pericles gets to become ruler of Athens. He will eventually lead Athens into a time of prosperity. -
454 BCE
Pericles leads the military in his first expedition in Sicyon and Acarnania.
Now that Pericles was ruler he led his powerful Athenian army on an expedition in Sicyon and Acarnania. -
448 BCE
Pericles lead the Athenian army into the Battle of Delphi.
It was time once agin for the Athenian army to enter battle. So, Pericles once again led them into battle. -
447 BCE
They started constructing the Acropolis of Athens!
One of Pericles's big moves as leader was building the acropolis. The acropolis was a huge move for any city state, and so when they built the acropolis for Athens it was a huge achievement for the city. -
447 BCE
Barbarians are expelled from the Gallipoli because of Pericles's army.
Pericles's army was super successful. They expelled the Barbarians from the Gallipoli which was a super powerful moment for the army. -
440 BCE
Pericles leads the navy of Athens in a seige against Samos.
The Athenian navy once again goes into battle under the rule of Pericles. His navy was very strong and dominant under his rule. -
429 BCE
Pericles dies.
Pericles dies from the plague. He was 65 when he died.
