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Athens and the Invention of Democracy: Why the First Experiment Nearly Failed
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- Cleisthenes (508 BCE) is the real founder of democracy, not Pericles — his 10-tribe reform broke aristocratic power by mixing geographic regions - Ostracism: citizens could vote to exile anyone for 10 years without charges — democracy's built-in autocrat prevention mechanism - Who actually voted: ~30,000 eligible male citizens out of ~300,000 Athenians — women, slaves, and foreigners (75%+ of population) excluded - The Persian Wars (490–480 BCE) nearly ended everything — Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis were existential moments for both Athens and democratic governance
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