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Pericles initiated a building program in Athens that included the re-fortification of the port of Piraeus and the construction of long walls connecting it to the city.
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Is it true that Pericles initiated a building program in Athens that included the re-fortification of the port of Piraeus and the construction of long walls connecting it to the city?
Yes. Historical evidence confirms that Pericles contributed to Athens's major building program, which included the construction of the Long Walls connecting Athens to the port of Piraeus.
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Notes citizens moved inside the long walls connecting Athens to port Piraeus as guided by Pericles.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 05.15%3A Introduction to the Peloponnesian War. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Lumen_Learning/Book%3A_Western_Civilization_(Lumen)/Ch._04_Ancient_Greece_and_the_Hellenistic_World/05.15%3A_Introduction_to_the_Peloponnesian_War
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States Athens was adorned with public buildings by Pericles, and the Long Walls were built under Cimon and Pericles.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Saylor.org's Ancient Civilizations of the World/Athens. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Saylor.org's_Ancient_Civilizations_of_the_World/Athens
Confirms the Long Walls were constructed under Cimon and Pericles, securing the port's route to Athens.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Athens Riviera. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens_Riviera
Notes that Piraeus was connected to Athens by the Long Walls, with the town laid out during Pericles's time.
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Wikisource: Wikisource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Peiraeus. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclopædia_Britannica/Peiraeus
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