Policital leadership of athens was passed to a decendant of what powerful and historically influential family?
Pericles Pericles ( ; Greek: Περικλῆς "Periklēs", ] in Classical Attic; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a 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.
Boule (ancient Greece) In cities of ancient Greece, the boule (Greek: βουλή , "boulē"; plural βουλαί, "boulai") was a council of 400–500 citizens (βουλευταί, "bouleutai") appointed to run daily affairs of the city. Originally a council of nobles advising a king, "boulai" evolved according to the constitution of the city; in oligarchies "boule" positions might be hereditary, while in democracies members were typically chosen by lot, and served for one year. Little is known about the workings of many "boulai", except in the case of Athens, for which extensive material has survived.