Athenian 'democracy' was nothing of the sort. Published 14 June 2017. From Pam Manfield, The Narth, Monmouthshire, UK . Campbell Wallace proposes the “sortition” solution adopted to pick ...

The ancient Greek statesman Pericles (ca 495–429 B.C.) left his mark on the world in far more ways than the iconic Acropolis that still defines the skyline of Athens. He advanced the foundations ...

From the originary, Athenian meaning of democracy to the Civil War-torn Americans’ etiolated, watered-down version of indirect, representative parliamentary democracy was a very long stretch indeed.

The concept of a democratic society, such as the one our country enjoys today, began in the Greek capital some 8,000 years ago. The city of Athens is sometimes referred to as the cradle of Western … ...

History for Kids; On This Day; Critics and Critiques of Athenian Democracy. By Professor Paul Cartledge Last updated 2011-02-17.

Athens is most famous as the birthplace of democracy. Although the development of Athenian political institutions has long been the subject of study, the economic foundation of democracy has ...

The Great Plague of Athens wrote the first chapter in the end of Athenian democracy, but we do not need to accept its fate. The best thing about the past is that it can be our instructor, even if ...

The ancient Greeks famously invented democracy. But what was Greek democracy actually like - and how was it different from the 21st-century kind? What's in a word?We may live in a very different ...

As the Greek referendum approaches, it is tempting to draw parallels to the ancient world, particularly to the classical Athenian democracy. Supporters of a “no” vote on the referendum, such ...

Recent debates over the meaning of “one person, one vote” and the lessons of ancient Greek democracy for the modern world highlight an important truth about democracy: it can’t be democratic ...