Athens: Birthplace of Democracy?
The Ancients
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The Athena Peloponnesian War
There are two infamous moments of Athenian democracy when a decision is made that turns out to be wrong. Both occur in the context of a major, we would say, civil war among Greeks. The Peloponnesian War was between 431 and 404 BC. Athens' democracy has a vote on what punishment shall we meet out to Mitilini as traitors to the alliance? They're going to wipe out the entire citizen body,. take over the place of the Mitilini area and resettle it with their own people. And so, they decided, yes, quite right, we must punish only the ringleaders. Hasty decision, a triremew and a very fast
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