Ancient Greece Leaders

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• Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III of Macedon, is considered one of the greatest military leaders in Ancient Greece and possibly the world.
• Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and extended his rule across three continents before turning thirty.
• Pericles was the leader who oversaw Athens during its Golden Age from 461 to 429 BC and is described as the 'first citizen' of democratic Athens.
• Pericles transformed Athenian alliances into an empire and oversaw the construction of the Parthenon on the Acropolis.
• King Leonidas was the leader of Ancient Sparta who defended the pass at Thermopylae against the Persian Army during the Second Persian Invasion.
• Solon was a legendary lawmaker, statesman, and military leader from the late seventh century BC, credited as the grandfather of Athenian democracy.
• Solon facilitated reforms in Athens that helped push the city-state out of decline towards the end of the Archaic Period.
• Cleisthenes (c. 570–508 BC) was a political leader in Athens who developed the first democratic system by sympathizing with the peasant cause.
• Cleisthenes' reforms at the end of the 6th Century BC made possible the Golden Age of Athenian civilization that followed in the 5th Century BC.
• Themistocles was an Athenian general and politician best remembered for his naval strategy during the Persian Wars.
• Miltiades was a celebrated Athenian general who orchestrated the Greek victory at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
• Ancient Greek civilization flourished from the period following Mycenaean civilization (ending about 1200 BCE) to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BCE.