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Pericles

Pericles
Under the leadership of Pericles in the 5th century bc, Athens became the most prominent Greek city-state at the expense of other city-states. Pericles built many new structures in Athens, including the Parthenon on the Acropolis.
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Athens (Greece); Peloponnesian War; Pericles
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