Question #2 WHat made Athens Great?

Pericles made Athens great just by the fact that he supported and pushed democracy. I feel that he brought all the classes of wealth into one or at least tried to. When I think about his name I think of "freedom" and "different". His views on freedom were defiantly good choices. Outsiders were welcome and the lifestyle did not seem to be building on a materialistic base. He felt that long as you put in some effort towards the city then they would be rewarded. I agree with Pericles but at the same time I do not. Freedom can be a good thing but then bad at the same time. Some may take advantage of that and hurt themselves along with others.