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What is direct democracy? | Ancient Athens

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...
Greek Reporter

The Drunken Dance That Accidentally Gave Rise to Democracy in Ancient Greece

A 6th c. BC ancient Greek marriage contest, ruined by Hippocleides’ infamous drunken dance, led to the establishment of ...
Greek Reporter

Solon: The Ancient Greek Lawmaker Who Paved the Way for Democracy

Ancient Greek lawmaker Solon of Athens is the statesman who laid the foundations for today's democracy in the sixth century ...
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What is direct democracy? | Ancient Athens + What is the difference between common and civil law?

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...
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What Does Democracy Look Like? How Political Trauma Can Be Turned Into Artistic Action

With a record number of countries holding elections in 2024—including the U.S., where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are battling it out for the White House this week—the future of democracy feels ...
The New York Times

Athens Democracy Forum

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance. By Serge Schmemann The ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Plato’ and ‘Phocion’: Athens Beyond Democracy

Socrates’ method was to clear his students’ minds of abstractions and assumptions, so that they might attain self-knowledge and learn the practical wisdom of living well. His pupil Plato, however, ...