Pericles
Pericles-Chapters 1,9 Chapter 1 - This chapter talked about Pericles early life and then about him growing up. When Pericles was 4, Persian king Darius sent his army to Attica to restore tyranny and make Athens a province of his empire. ... In 484 Pericles father Xanthippus was ostracized and forced to leave Athens for 10 years. ... When Pericles was 10 his father Xanthippus took his immediate family with him into exile. Pericles older borther Ariphron had no involvement in politics and this lead to a lot of pressure being place on Pericles to prosper as a political leader. While learning Pericles searched for the best minds to learns from and he spent most of his time with Damon and Anaxagoras. Damon’s role was as Pericles music teacher, and taught him that different kinds of music express different elements of human character. Anaxagoras was the greatest influence on Pericles he taught by using reason in place of traditional Greek religion myths.