Background A490 B.C.,the battle of Marathon; AAthens was turned into Athenian Empire; A Democracy flourished,Pericles; A431-404 B.C.,The Peloponnesian War; A399 B.C.the trial took place.©490 B.C., the battle of Marathon; ©Athens was turned into Athenian Empire; © Democracy flourished, Pericles; ©431-404 B.C., The Peloponnesian War; ©399 B.C. the trial took place. Background