Download Golden Age of Pericles

Golden Age of
Athens (Greece)
• 480-430 B.C.
AKA-Age of Pericles
(461-429 B.C.)
Pericles
•Political leader in
Athens
•Popular for 32 years
•Had 3 main goals for
Athens:
Goals
•Strengthen Athenian
democracy
•Hold and strengthen
empire
•Glorify Athens
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
Parthenon
What happens?
• Pericles dies in 429 B.C.
from the plague that hits
Athens. (remember, Athens goes on to
surrender)
Understanding #1
• Athenian Culture,
during the Classic Era,
became one of the
foundation stones of
Western civilization