Pericles
Between 467 and 428 BCE, Pericles was elected and re-elected many times. He came to power after a succession of temporary leaders like Themistocles, Miltiades, and Aristides (generals from the Greco-Persian war)—also the democratic Ephialtes. But all of these were either expelled or assassinated. Pericles' rule was a mix between oligarchy and democracy, with two legislative bodies and numerous committees to administer the affairs of the city. His administration led to the Golden age of ancient Greece, but two things led to its decline: the The Peloponnesian war, and the use of democratic elements to push Pericles out.
Source: Durant, Will, 1885-1981, The Life of Greece: A history of Greek government, industry, manners, morals, religion, philosophy, science, literature and art from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. Simon and Schuster, 1939.
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