CYBER DAY ONE
Pericles was a statesman who ran Athens during most of the Golden Age. Pericles was wise, able, honest, fair, skillful, inspiring, and respected. He was a politician, speaker and a very popular general. He held onto popular support for 32 years. He was such a strong leader from 461 to 429 BC, that his period his also called the Age of Pericles. His goals for Athens was to strengthen the Athenian democracy, hold onto and strengthen the empire, and to glorify Athens. A direct democracy is a form of government in which citizens rule directly, and not through representatives. Every Athenian citizen is equal under the law and they could all participate in the government. The male citizens who served in the assembly established all of the important government policies then it was up to the people for their opinions. Athens helped organize the Delian League once the Persians were defeated. Athens took leadership over the league and dominated all the city-states in it. Pericles used the money in the leagues treasury to make the Athenian navy the strongest in the Mediterranean Sea. Once they had a stronger navy they were strong against attacks and could focus on rebuilding Athens. Pericles used money from the Delian league to then glorify Athens with architecture and art.
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