The required and elective courses you would take for Finance majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field. 1  Bonds. 2  Core Business Courses.
In 447 Pericles began the project he is most famous for: the building program on the Acropolis. The most ambitious building program in Greek history, the building of the Parthenon was Pericles' greatest triumph and he oversaw the project personally.
As Athens grew in power under Pericles, Sparta felt more and more threatened and began to demand concessions from the Athenians. Pericles refused, and in 431 B.C. conflict between Athens and Spartaâs ally Corinth pushed the Spartan king Archidamus II to invade Attica near Athens.ericles was briefly deposed in 430, but after the Atheniansâ efforts to negotiate with Sparta failed, he was quickly reinstated. In 429 Periclesâ two legitimate sons died of the plague. A few months later, Pericles himself succumbed. His death was, according to Thucydides, disastrous for Athens.