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Pericles Goals Leading To The Peloponnesian War

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We all have goals for ourselves but do our goals interfere with other people's life? Well Pericles's 3 goals for Athens interfered with lots of lives all over Ancient Greece. Athens is on the South-east side of Ancient Greece, present it is the capital of Greece. Pericles had 3 goals for Athens when he became part of its government but did his goals lead to the Peloponnesian War? Pericles 3 goals: Beautifying Athens, strengthening Athens's democracy, and protecting Athens did lead to the Peloponnesian War. The first goal that led to the Peloponnesian War was Beautification. Pericles wanted Athens to be the most beautiful city in the world. So Pericles stole the money from the Delian League, which had formed in case Persia attacked again. This made Sparta and the other city-states feel threatened. Pericles built the Parthenon and other famous buildings, making Athens beautiful again. This made Sparta and other city-states feel even more threatened because Peericalies had already taken money from the league and what if Persia comes back how would they defeat them? This feeling of threat could lead to war. …show more content…

Pericles started paying the government officials a salary. He also passed legislation granting the lower classes access to the political system and public offices, which they had previously been banned. This made Sparta and the other-city states feel alarmed because Athens was rising and they were worried about losing their land or not being able to stand up. All of these factors could lead to the point where war will

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