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How to ensure the survival of democracy: Josiah Ober on ancient Greece and Rome as models of self government by their citizens

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The Role of Masculinity in Ancient Politics

This chapter discusses the exclusion of women from politics in ancient Rome and Greece and explores the belief that politics was a space for men. It also touches on the relationship between politics, resources, and violence, as well as the contrasting ideas of government held by Thomas Hobbes and the Romans.

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