Pericles advocated that the positions of officials at all levels should be open to the public. After In 457 Bc, citizens of the third rank were eligible to serve as consuls, while citizens of the fourth rank were actually allowed to hold this position. As a result, all male citizens in Athens basically obtained the rights and opportunities to hold official positions at all levels through lottery, election and rotation, and there was no property restriction.
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Pericles is an outstanding representative of the democratic politics of slave owners in ancient Greece. Under his leadership, Athens entered a "golden age".
Pericles was born in a noble family and grew up in luxury, but he didn't get all kinds of bad habits of ordinary dude. He is well educated, knowledgeable and upright, and has made friends with contemporary talents who can be called mentors, such as the wise man Damon, the philosopher Nuo Ze and the learned Anaxagoras. They played a decisive role in Pericles's ideological and moral cultivation.
His integrity, integrity, broad-mindedness, foresight, perseverance, composure, dignified appearance and good speech all constitute his qualities as an excellent politician.
Pericles's cultural policy is closely linked with its political, economic and foreign policies. Whether building public works or holding festival performances, the purpose is to consolidate democratic politics, improve the material and cultural life of citizens, promote the development of industry and commerce, and establish the glorious image of Athens, so as to attract the admiration and yearning of Greek States. It should be said that Pericles's action is fruitful.