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Pericles Life

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  • Pericles' Birth
    495 BCE

    Pericles' Birth

    In 495 BC Pericles was born to Xanthippus and Agariste in Greece.
  • Pericles Enters Politics
    470 BCE

    Pericles Enters Politics

    Pericles enters politics. This is the start to the creation of democracy,
  • Period: 461 BCE to 429 BCE

    Pericles Rules Athens

    Pericles Ruled Athens from 461 to 429. This was often called the "Golden Age".
  • Period: 460 BCE to 429 BCE

    Age of Pericles

    The Age of Pericles. The Athenian Agora and the Parthenon are rebuilt during this time.
  • Period: 454 BCE to 453 BCE

    Pericles Leads His Military to Sicyon and Acarnania.

    Pericles leads his army to Sicyon and Acarnania in 454. In 453, he wins over the Sikyonians. This was his first battle.
  • Battle of Delphi
    448 BCE

    Battle of Delphi

    Pericles leads the Athenians in the Battle of Delphi.
  • Acropolis of Athens Construction
    447 BCE

    Acropolis of Athens Construction

    The construction of the Acropolis of Athens begins under Pericles' leadership.
  • Period: 440 BCE to 439 BCE

    Pericles Leads Athens in the Samian War

    Pericles leads the Athenian navy in the Samian War. The war lasts from 440 BC to 439 BC. Athens ended up winning with a surrender from Samos.
  • Pericles Invades Megara
    431 BCE

    Pericles Invades Megara

    Pericles lead the Athenian forces to invade Megara. This sparks the First Peloponnesian War.
  • Pericles' Death
    429 BCE

    Pericles' Death

    Pericles Died in 429 BC in Athens, Greece because of the plague. He was 65 years old.
  • Kresilas Carves Statue of Pericles
    425 BCE

    Kresilas Carves Statue of Pericles

    Kresilas sculps a statue of Pericles.