What also fostered Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics called him a populist?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Pericles
- Step 1: Pericles also encouraged Athenian democracy to such an extent that critics called him a populist. Answer: Pericles. Why not the others: "Alexander the Great" led the Macedonian conquest of the Persian Empire in the late 4th century BC; "Pisistratus" was a 6th-century BC archaic tyrant who ruled Athens prior to democracy; "Demosthenes" was a 4th-century BC Athenian orator who warned against the expansion of Philip of Macedon.
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