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    Pericles

    (495-429)

    Who Was Pericles?

    After inheriting money as a teen, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles became a great patron of the arts. In 461, 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 429, he died of the plague.

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    NAME: Pericles
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    • 495 BC
    BIRTHPLACE: Athens, Greece
    DEATH: 429 BC
    SPOUSE: Aspasia of Miletus
    CHILDREN: Paralus, Xanthippus, Pericles the Younger

    Early Life

    Ancient Greek statesman Pericles was born c. 495 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 attempte