Pericles, a skilled orator and leading Athenian democrat, made a major blunder in the late 450s B.C.E. when he urged Athens to
A) use the Athenian fleet to support an uprising in Egypt against the Persians.
B) seek revenge against the Persians by launching an invasion into their territory.
C) impose heavy taxes on wealthy Athenians to finance major public building projects.
D) launch a war against the Spartans and their allies in the Peloponnesian League.
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