Answer:
A highlight of Pericles' rule was rebuilding the Athenian Acropolis, including the Parthenon.
Step-by-step explanation:
- Pericles was a Greek statesman, an influential orator and the general of Athens.
- He promoted the literature and the arts and especially through his efforts, Athens gained the reputation of being the center for culture and education of the ancient Greek world.
- He was an ambitious person. He started project that generated most of the lived structures of Acropolis that also included Parthenon.
- Parthenon was made from twenty thousand tons of marble obtained from nearby Mount Pentelicus. The building was financed from the Delian League.