Ancient Athenian Democracy (Radio Edit)
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Pysistritus: The Great Experiment in Athens
Athens is widely understood as the birthplace of Western democracy in Verticommas. So who do you think held power in Athens before 508? I assume it was an elaborate system of whoever won the biggest arm wrestle. And one of the most famous is a guy called Pysistritus. He gets no marks for his name, but he does get marks for how he managed to convince the Athenians to sort of listen to him and give him power. Is it an accurate guess? It is a really good guess. I will have to see you. Well, I feel like a fan is a good thing, because I think Buff would indicate that I know something,. whereas fan
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