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One of the instigators of the [[Peloponnesian War]] against Sparta in 431 B.C., he was deposed and then re-elected, and then died of the plague in 429 B.C. His untimately death may have helped to bring about the defeat of Athens.
One of the instigators of the [[Peloponnesian War]] against Sparta in 431 B.C., he was deposed and then re-elected, and then died of the plague in 429 B.C. His untimately death may have helped to bring about the defeat of Athens.
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''All kinds of enterprises should be created which will provide an inspiration for every art, find employment for every hand... we must devote ourselves to acquiring things that will be the source of everlasting fame.''<ref>''The Rise and Fall of Athens'', Plutarch</ref>
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Pericles became a [[role model]] for future generations of Europeans. [[Plutarch]] wrote a [[biography]] of Pericles in his ''[[Parallel Lives]]'''.
Pericles became a [[role model]] for future generations of Europeans. [[Plutarch]] wrote a [[biography]] of Pericles in his ''[[Parallel Lives]]'''.