Pericles claimed that the athenian government, unlike other greek city-states,

Pericles was arguably the most prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during the Golden Age— specifically the time between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. He was descended, through his mother, from the powerful and historically influential Alcmaeonid family.

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the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.