Pericles was born in the year 495 B.C. into a very noble family. He was the nephew of Cleisthenes who founded Athenian Democracy. Pericles lived his whole life in a political environment. When he became involved in Athenian affairs, he received a very good reputation. In 462 B.C. he began to dominate the politics in Athens as a key leader in the democratic movement. Not only was he a great orator, Pericl

es was a patriot to his country. He had two main plans: to produce a strong democratic reform and an even stronger empire. Under the guidance of Pericles Athens was mainly governed by the democratic assembly and by the council. This assembly was not just a group of people who represented the government, thus it consisted of all male citizens. The citizens of Athens were the democracy. Although she still wasn't a full democratic state because women, foreigners, and slaves were not included. Pericles also changed the rules of citizenship. Before, anyone who was born of at least one Athenian parent was known as an Athenian citizen, but Pericles changed that. He established laws which demanded that a child can only become a citizen if both of his parents were full Athenian citizens.

Not only did Pericles have a great impact on Athenian democracy he was also one of the key reasons why Athens experienced such a fertile period of intellect and glory. The people lived in harmony, and the metropolis were composed of exquisite Greek structures and other art forms which can still be seen today. Athenians were prou

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