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An electronic encyclopedia of classical Athenian democracy, intended to give a wide audience sophisticated access to this particular corner of ancient history. ... An Introduction to the Athenian Democracy · Christopher Blackwell (Furman)
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www.stoa.org/projects/demos/home
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While Generals and Archons will appear here and there in the descriptions of other institutions, they were really servants of the Demos and do not require extensive discussion in this relatively brief introduction to Athenian Democracy.
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www.stoa.org/projects/demos/article_democracy_overview?...
www.stoa.org/projects/demos/article_democracy_overview?page=4&greekEncoding
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Pericles' description of Athenian democracy as related by Thucydides ... this is why it is called a democracy. If we look to the laws, ... while I doubt if the world can produce a man, who where he has only himself to depend upon, is equal to so many emergencies, and graced by so happy a versatility as the Athenian.
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www.historyguide.org/ancient/pericles.html
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Under Pericles, ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY came to mean the equality of justice and the equality of opportunity. The equality of justice was secured by the jury system, which ensured that slaves and resident aliens were represented through their patrons.
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www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture6b.html
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Professor Paul Cartledge reveals the roots of Western Democracy. ... Actor posing as Cleisthenes © The origin of the Athenian democracy of the fifth and fourth centuries can be traced back to Solon, who flourished in the years around 600 BC. Solon was a poet and a wise statesman but not - contrary to later myth - a democrat.
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www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekdemocracy_01....
www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekdemocracy_01.shtml
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Professor Paul Cartledge examines political criticism in ancient Greece. ... Among the enduring contributions of the Greek empire to Western society is the foundation of democratic society. But what did the development of Athenian democracy actually involve...
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www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekcritics_01.sh...
www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekcritics_01.shtml
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The Greeks were largely unreflective about slavery and freedom: the development of Athenian Free Democracy was built on a slave-owning culture.
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www.uvm.edu/~jbailly/courses/clas21/notes/atheniandemoc...
www.uvm.edu/~jbailly/courses/clas21/notes/atheniandemocracy.html
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INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM OF A "BEGINNING" OF ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY ... This is exactly the point we need to look for when pursuing the evolutionary tracks of Athenian democracy. ... [S.107] when studying the supposed decline of Athenian democracy. This is the growing significance of law and legal procedures in Athenian society...
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www.tu-berlin.de/fb1/AGiW/Hospitium/Eder.htm
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