Periclean Athens: Political Reforms and Public Building Programs (c. 461–429 BCE)

1. Ephialtes curtails the Areopagus’ powers

   Jan 1, 462 BCELabels: Ephialtes, Areopagus, Athenian Assembly

   • Britannica
   • Ephialtes

2. Public pay for jurors helps broaden participation

   Jan 1, 462 BCELabels: Misthophoria, Popular Juries, Pericles

   • Athenian Democracy
   • Misthophoria

3. Cimon is ostracized; Periclean faction ascends

   Jan 1, 461 BCELabels: Cimon, Periclean Faction, Ostracism

   • Delian League
   • Ephialtes

4. Delian League treasury transferred from Delos to Athens

   Jan 1, 454 BCELabels: Delian League, Delos, Athens Treasury

   • Britannica
   • PBS Greeks

5. Pericles’ citizenship law restricts Athenian citizenship

   Jan 1, 451 BCELabels: Pericles, Citizenship Law, Athenian Citizens

   • PBS Greeks
   • Pericles

6. Acropolis rebuilding accelerates under Pericles’ leadership

   Jan 1, 450 BCELabels: Acropolis, Pericles, Public Building

   • Acropolis
   • PBS Greeks

7. Construction begins on the Parthenon

   Jan 1, 447 BCELabels: Parthenon, Acropolis, Phidias

   • Parthenon
   • PBS Greeks

8. Propylaea construction begins under Mnesicles

   Jan 1, 437 BCELabels: Propylaea, Mnesicles, Acropolis Gateway

   • Britannica
   • UMich Library

9. Decree of Diopeithes targets impiety accusations

   Jan 1, 434 BCELabels: Diopeithes Decree, Impiety Prosecutions, Anaxagoras

   • Diopeithes
   • Pericles

10. Parthenon substantially completed

    Jan 1, 432 BCELabels: Parthenon, Acropolis, Athenian Religion

    • Parthenon
    • Acropolis

11. Propylaea halted as Peloponnesian War begins

    Jan 1, 431 BCELabels: Propylaea, Peloponnesian War, Construction Halt

    • Britannica
    • Acropolis

12. Pericles dies during the Athenian plague

    Jan 1, 429 BCELabels: Pericles, Athenian Plague, Peloponnesian War

    • Pericles
    • Peloponnesian War