Pericles was an extremely influential statesman, orator, and general of ancient Athens. He organized the Athenian Empire and commanded his people in the Peloponnesian War against the rival Greek city of Sparta. His three goals were to strengthen Athenian democracy, to hold and strengthen the empire, to glorify Athens.
people decide on policies without any intermediary. Depending on the particular system in use, direct democracy might entail passing executive decisions, the use of sortition, making laws, directly electing or dismissing officials, and conducting trials.
The delian league was an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and formed in 478 BCE to liberate eastern Greek cities from Persian rule.
Hey Sean, please write these paragraphs in your own words. The second paragraph looks like a sloppy copy-and-paste. I don't even know what "sortition" is, and I don't think you do either. 7/10
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