A year after their defeat of Athens in 404 BC, the Spartans allowed the Athenians to replace the government of the Thirty Tyrants with a new democracy. The tyranny had been a terrible and bloody ...

Rather, more direct political participation could revitalize ... A practice from ancient Athens Similar to ancient Athenian democracy, a "lottery democracy" uses random selection to determine ...

Historian Bettany Hughes explores the realities of ancient Athenss Golden Age and uncovers a mix of brilliant humanitychanging philosophies and dark warlike themes that coexisted in one turbulent ...

A liberal democracy is a representative democracy with rule of law, protection for individual liberties and rights, and ...

A year after their defeat of Athens in 404 BC, the Spartans allowed the Athenians to replace the government of the Thirty Tyrants with a new democracy. The tyranny had been a terrible and bloody ...