Answer: Answers may vary, but should be similar to the following: Pericles dominated Athenian Politics. He led Athens to a period of great wealth known as the "Golden Age" and used Athenian wealth for the adornment of the city. Encouraged artists to promote a public image of peace, prosperity, and power. There were many examples of great structures and vases created during this time period
1000 B.C.
750 B.C. Geometric period, ca. 900–700 B.C.
750 B.C.
500 B.C. Geometric period, ca. 900–700 B.C. Archaic period, ca. 700–480 B.C. ...
500 B.C.
250 B.C. Archaic period, ca. 700–480 B.C. Classical period, ca. ...
250 B.C.
1 A.D. Hellenistic period, ca. 323–31 B.C. Roman rule, Greek mainland, 146 B.C.–330 A.D.In around 450 B.C., the Athenian general Pericles tried to consolidate his power by using public money, the dues paid to Athens by its allies in the Delian League coalition, to support the city-state’s artists and thinkers. Most of all, Pericles paid artisans to build temples and other public buildings in the city of Athens. He reasoned that this way he could win the support of the Athenian people by doling out plenty of construction jobs while building public monuments so grand that people would come from far and wide to see them, increasing Athens’ prestige as well as his own.
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