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Athens chose its own destruction. Citizens who voted and the democracy they lost
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- Nombre de pages148
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-3-565-55291-7
- EAN9783565552917
- Date de parution09/07/2026
- Protection num.pas de protection
- Taille1 Mo
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurEmphaloz Publishing House
Résumé
Athens gave the world democracy, but not as an ideal. It was a fragile, human invention built on the labor of citizens who debated, voted, and judged one another. This book examines the messy mechanics of Athenian self-rule-the assemblies where farmers and merchants decided war, the courts where citizens prosecuted their own leaders, and the taxes that funded the fleet. It shows how democracy worked not because of philosophers, but because of ordinary people who showed up.
The system thrived on participation and nearly collapsed under its own ambition, from the Sicilian expedition to the trial of Socrates. By tracing the practical demands of citizenship-military service, jury duty, public speaking-this account reveals ancient Greek democracy as a lived experiment, not a textbook theory. Its legacy is not a blueprint, but a warning: freedom requires effort, and effort can be exhausted.
For readers of European history and the history of democracy, this is a story about what it costs to rule yourself.
The system thrived on participation and nearly collapsed under its own ambition, from the Sicilian expedition to the trial of Socrates. By tracing the practical demands of citizenship-military service, jury duty, public speaking-this account reveals ancient Greek democracy as a lived experiment, not a textbook theory. Its legacy is not a blueprint, but a warning: freedom requires effort, and effort can be exhausted.
For readers of European history and the history of democracy, this is a story about what it costs to rule yourself.
