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Who supervised the construction of and important Greek temple?
pericles
Who were some important leaders in Greece that helped in their change of government?
Solon and Pericles were the most important.
Did pericles have children?
Yes, Pericles had a son - also pericles - with the metic Asphasia.
What type of government was Pericles?
Pericles was not a democracy. Pericles was a statesman in Athens and was considered today as a general. Pericles did not make Democracy. The people of Greece did.
Why was Pericles important in Greek?
Pericles was the most notable leader of Athens after the Persian Wars. He was a tremendous patron of the Arts and led Athens into a golden age. He is also widely accused of leading Athens and the Delian League into the Peloponnedian War, which they lost some 20 years after Pericles' death in 429 BC.
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