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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.
23 sie 2018 · In the year 507 B.C., the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia, or “rule by the people” (from demos, “the people,” and kratos, or...
3 kwi 2018 · Athenian Democracy refers to the system of democratic government used in Athens, Greece from the 5th to 4th century BCE. Under this system, all male citizens - the dēmos - had equal political rights, freedom of speech, and the opportunity to participate directly in the political arena.
Before the earlier date there was democracy to be found here and there in the gov-ernment of Athens, and democratic institutions survived long a er the latter date, but for those years the city of Athens was self-consciously and decidedly democratic, autonomous, aggressive, and prosperous.
3 sie 2019 · Its purpose is to introduce, very briefly, the institutions of the Athenian democracy during the late 5th century BCE through the end of the radical democracy in the late 4th century. The city of Athens lived under a radically democratic government from 508 until 322 BCE.
Athenian direct democracy was a political system in ancient Athens where citizens participated directly in decision-making and legislative processes, rather than electing representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
Athenian democracy from 508/7 to 322/1 bce is the best known example in history of a ‘direct’ democracy as opposed to a ‘representative’ or ‘parliamentary’ form of democracy.Today democracy is invariably a positive concept, almost a buzz-word, whereas dēmokratia in ancient Greece was a hotly debated form of constitution, often ...
