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The beginning was in Athens by Pericles.
Democracy in Athens was strengthen by Pericles because he raised awareness and created reforms for democracy. A reform that he created was paying salary to Athens' officials.
According to the ancient historian Thucydides, Pericles strong-armed the democracy into his own power, essentially making Athens a democracy in name only.
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Pericles extended Athen's Democracy. :)
Athens in Ancient Greece
According to the ancient historian Thucydides, Pericles strong-armed the democracy into his own power, essentially making Athens a democracy in name only.
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As the leader of the democratic faction of Athenian politics that swept into power, Pericles did change the democracy in Athens.
Without the text in front of us, we can only provide conjecture, but given when and where Pericles lived (Ancient Athens, 500 B.C.E.), it is likely referring to DIRECT DEMOCRACY.
Pericles was not a democracy. Pericles was a statesman in Athens and was considered today as a general. Pericles did not make Democracy. The people of Greece did.
No, he helped bring about democracy in Athens.