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Athenian statesmanPolitics495–429 BC

Pericles

Athenian statesman and general, Pericles led Athens through its democratic and cultural golden age, expanded popular participation in institutions, funded the Parthenon with the Delian League's treasury, and led the city into the Peloponnesian War.

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Closest Spectrum
Right
Closest Ideology
Zionism
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David Ben-Gurion
Portrait: Pericles
495–429 BC
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal23.8%
    Unitary76.2%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy77.5%
    Autocracy22.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security67.5%
    Liberty32.5%
  • Cultural integration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation82.5%
    Multicultural17.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Military force
    Military force75%
    Negotiation25%
  • Foreign involvement

    Strong · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention18.8%
    Interventionist81.2%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Public
    Public62.5%
    Private37.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Strong · State direction
    State direction72.5%
    Markets27.5%
  • International trade

    Leaning · Free trade
    Protectionism38.8%
    Free trade61.2%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular48.8%
    Religious51.2%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive40%
    Traditionalist60%
  • Technology & precaution

    Strong · Acceleration
    Acceleration76.2%
    Ecologist23.8%

What distinguishes Pericles

Largest median distance

Cultural integration

This position is 34.4 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 48% AssimilationPericles 83% Assimilation

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Closest to catalog median

Social norms

This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 40% ProgressivePericles 40% Progressive

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