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495 BCE
Pericles was born
Pericles was born on 495 BC. He was born to Xanthippus and Agariste. -
490 BCE
Democracy
In 490 BC Athenians got its first democracy. Pericles fostered it so much that he was now called a populist. -
461 BCE
Pericles began his reign as leader
He began leading in 461 BC and stopped in 429 BC. That time period was called "Age of Pericles". -
447 BCE
Building the Acropolis and Parthenon
He started building in 447 BC and ended in 438 BC -
445 BCE
Marriage
Pericles married a close relative in 445 BC. But he got divorced. -
445 BCE
Sons
Pericles had 2 sons with his wife. They were named Paralus and Xanthippus. -
431 BCE
War
In 431 BC Athens and Sparta began a war called the Peloponnesian War and Pericles was on of the leaders. -
430 BCE
Funeral Oration
He held a funeral oration for people who fell in the Peloponnesian War in 430 BC. -
429 BCE
Pericles Died
Pericles died in 429 BC because of a plague. -
429 BCE
Pericles stopped leading
He stopped leading in 429 BC. He stopped because of his death.
