Pericles was born in Athens in about 495 BC to a family of wealth and a good position in society. His father, Xanthippus, was also a statesman, and his mother, Agariste, was a member of the well political Alcmaeonid family. Pericles himself first gained fame in the in the spring of 472, when he provided and trained the chorus for Aeschylus' play 'The Persians'.

In 458, Pericles was first elected general. Generals were elected yearly to work and carry out the strategy necessary to run the affairs of state at home and overseas. Pericles won reelections frequently for about 30 years. In a time of kings and dictators as rulers, his po

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