The fifth century BC witnessed not only the emergence of one of the first democracies, but also the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars. John Thorley provides a concise analysis of the development and operation of Athenian democracy against this backdrop.
Taking into account both primary source material and the work of modern historians,Athenian Democracyexamines:
- the prelude to democracy
- how the democractic system emerged
- how this system worked in practice
- the efficiency of this system of government
- the success of Athenian democracy.
Including a useful chronology and blibliography, this second edition has been updated to take into account recent research.
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