Périclès

494 av J.C – 429ap J.C

Pericles, Pericles Greek, strategist and Athenian statesman, was born in 495 BC and died in 429 BC

He was a supporter of democracy and his political decisions were imposed and accepted by most citizens.

Elected strategist in 443 BC he maintain this position for 15 years and reign of Athenian political life for 30 years.

He opens the magistracies to all citizens, regardless of wealth, by random drawing and the relinquishment of Ceus conditions (Royalties)

He was the instigator of the constitution BY THENON, the Propylaea and other important buildings from this period on ACROPOLIS.

Pericles, Anaxagoras student attracted a crowd of scholars and artists that allowed the city to claim the title of Cultural Capital of Greece.

It is necessary to remember also that Pericles was also the uncle and guardian of Alcibiades who will be one of the most famous pupils of Socrates.

Throughout antiquity to the present day, the Athenian remained a model and reference for all admirers of Ancient Greece.

As regard with the impact of Pericles on the emerging talent of his time, it is important to note that one of the few politicians that TNUCYDIDE admire unreservedly in his history of the Peloponnesian War, it is indeed Pericles. He takes pains to reconstruct two of the most important speech of Pericles. These two speeches are:

- Advice to the Athenians on the requirements of the Peloponnesians

- The first eulogy of Athenian soldiers who died during the Peloponnesian War.

The influence and the character of Pericles were so great during that period, to such an extent that this period was called "the age of Pericles."