Key Events and People in Pericles Life Flashcards
When was the treasury moved to Athens?
454
When was the Thirty Year peace signed?
446-5
When was the citizenship law passed?
451
When did Pericles die?
429
Who was Pericles mistress?
Aspasia
Which theatre was built under the guidance of Pericles?
Odeion
Who was his mother?
Agariste
Who was his famous uncle?
Clesthenes, who had reformed the government of Athens in 507BC
Who was Pericles father?
Xanthippus
When did the major Peloponnesian War break out?
431
Who was Pericles political mentor as a radical democrat?
Ephyalties
When was the Egyptian Campaign?
from 460-454
Who was Pericles chief political opponent during his rule in the 450’s?
Cimon
What was the Pericles first political reform?
Payment of the Jury
What political office did Pericles hold?
1/10 strategos
What diplomatic event officially ended the war between Greece and Persia?
a peace treaty between Athens and Persia, the Peace of Callias.
What was a cleruchy?
Not a colony - body of Athenian citizens in a dependent country holding grants of land awarded by Athens. (mini Athens)
When was the Samos Revolt?
440-439
Which play did Pericles sponsor in 472BC?
‘Persians’
What is the name of the harbour that Pericles completed the fortification of?
Piraeus
Who designed the sculptures and reliefs on the Parthenon?
Phedidias
Which playwright wrote satirical comedies about Athenian political life?
Aristophines
Who dominated Athenian political life until his ostracism in 461BC?
Cimon
