Which of the following is not characteristic of pericles rule?
a. he led athens to a period of great wealth known as the golden age .
b. he encouraged artists to promote a public image of peace, prosperity, and power.
c. he used athenian wealth for the adornment of the city.
d. he attempted to change greek art, so that it would exemplify the violence and emotions surrounding the defeat of the persians.

“[the city’s engineers excelled in areas] neglected by the greeks, such as the construction of roads and aqueducts, and of sewers that could wash the filth of the city into the tiber. they have built paved roads throughout the country, leveling ridges and filling up hollows, so as to make possible the movements of heavily loaded wagons. . and such is the quantity of water brought in by the aqueducts, that veritable rivers flow through the city and its sewers: almost every house has cisterns, waterpipes, and copious fountains.” —strabo, as quoted in empires ascendant: time frame 400 b.c.–a.d. 200 cisterns are tanks that hold water until it is needed; if a house has a cistern, it is likely to also have a. aqueducts. c. a swimming pool. b. a fish pond. d. sinks and faucets.