Athens: A History of the Worlds First Democracy Mitchell Thomas N.
A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years laterThe first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years…
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A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years laterThe first democracy, established in ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, has served as the foundation for every democratic system of government instituted down the centuries. In this lively history, author Thomas N. Mitchell tells the full and remarkable story of how a radical new political order was born out of the revolutionary movements that swept through the Greek world in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C., how it took firm hold and evolved over the next two hundred years, and how it was eventually undone by the invading Macedonian conquerors, a superior military power.Mitchell's superb history addresses the most crucial issues surrounding this first paradigm of democratic governance, including what initially inspired the political
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