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Athenian democracy

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Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica. Wikipedia

  • Classical Athens
    Classical Athens

    The major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes following the tyranny of Isagoras. Wikipedia

  • Direct democracy
    Direct democracy

    Form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies. Wikipedia

  • Ancient Greece
    Ancient Greece

    Civilization belonging to a period of Greek history from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (c. undefined AD 600). Wikipedia

  • Athens

    Capital and largest city of Greece. One of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence started somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Wikipedia

  • Metic

    Foreign resident of Athens, one who did not have citizen rights in their Greek city-state (polis) of residence. The history of foreign migration to Athens dates back to the archaic period. Wikipedia

  • Ostracism
    Ostracism

    Procedure under Athenian democracy in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. Often used preemptively. Wikipedia

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    • When this tyranny was ended, the Athenians founded the world's first democracy as a radical solution to prevent the aristocracy regaining power.Ancient Greece-Wikipedia
    • Eager to secure Athens' independence from Spartan control, Cleisthenes proposed a political revolution: that all citizens share power, regardless of status, making Athens a "democracy".Ancient Greece-Wikipedia
    • According to this model, the principles of Athenian democracy (as it existed in his day) are rejected as only a few are fit to rule.Plato-Wikipedia
    • In ancient Athens, the Athenian democracy was restored on three separate occasions following the initial conquest of the city by Antipater in 322BC.Macedonia (ancient kingdom)-Wikipedia
    • Led by Cleisthenes, Athenians established what is generally held as the first democracy in 508–507 BC. Cleisthenes is referred to as "the father of Athenian democracy".Democracy-Wikipedia
    • In forming their theory of the mixed constitution, the founders looked to Athenian democracy and Roman republicanism for models, but regarded the Roman emperor as a figure of tyranny.Roman Empire-Wikipedia
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