A man named Pericles brought democracy to its height in Greece. He was part of an elite family and knew what the people wanted. A city that was able to rule an empire. Ten years had passed since the war against Persia. The people decided that it was time to re-build their faithful city. The first project, a Parthenon in the center of the city. It was a temple for Athena, the city goddess. It took 20,000 tons of marble and 15 years to complete the building. Not only were the Greeks skilled enough to build that. They also are proud owners of the world's first theatre. It sits atop the acropolis and was most likely one of the loudest because it could seat thousands of people. They Invented Drama and theatre. Pericles had to ruin all of this perfectness by coming up with the 'brilliant' idea of going to war with the most fearsome city-state, Sparta in 431 B.C.
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