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Ep. 128: A Government of Laws

Young Heretics

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Aristotle's Greatest Innovation, Right?

Klysthenes created the echlesia, which is a kind of sovereign body open to all citizen men. He also reshuffled Athens' tribal structure so that there were now 10 different tribes and they could fight side-by-side with members of their same tribe. And he incorporated foreigners into his government in order for them to gain citizenship. This whole thing has come into flourishing and flour over the course of people being total messes. It's an amazing miracle when you really think about it.

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