After the assassination of Efialte (461), Pericles becomes for
three decades, radical democracy leader, making its entire
political program, thus Athens’ democracy reaches it’s peak.
Pericles initiated the construction of long walls of Athens and
Piraeus and Faleron (462-445), the fight against Sparta and
Persia (supported by a body of Athenian expedition,trying to
step out of Egypt under the domination ahemenida), participate
as a strateg in the battle from Tanagra (457) gradually
transforming it into an Athenian empire. Pericles is often
referred to as the founder of democracy in Athens. However,
recent critical studies have cast doubt on this and describe the
formation of democracy as a slow process. The credit for
creating the first democracy on earth goes to social, political
and economic circumstances which a single individual could
influence, but not create. Pericles began to fall out of favor
in Athens while still being able to maintain power. The Spartans
attacked and he ordered that Athens should pr