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1. The people were led astray by demagogues.
2. In time of defence emergency, it became necessary for the upper class to regain control to get mature leadership, and avoid indecision and bad decisions in an assembly prone to emotional responses.
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Why did the ancient Greek city-state Athens have a direct democracy while the Romans had a republic?
Republic and democracy are two different things. A Republic can be a democracy, just as a constitutional monarchy today can be a democracy. Democracy existed in the Roman Republic, as it had three different assemblies of the citizens (Centuriate, Tribal, Plebeian). Athens went through phases - monarchy, oligarchy, limited democracy, radical democracy.
Who were two important leaders in Athens when it was democracy?
Cleisthenes, Ephialtes, Pericles.
Where did democracy first appear in Greece ancient Greece?
The first appearance of democracy is often said to have been in Athens in Ancient Greece. However one should be aware that there are very great differences on what was considered democracy in Athens and what is considered as democracy today (just as there is a rather large differences between modern democracies). For example only men could vote and these men had to be landowners as well as sons of two athenian parents.
What are the two major cities in Ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta.
Which democracy lasted longer United States or Athens?
Democracy in Athens was an evolving experiment which lasted on and off for a bit over a century. The US is not a democracy - it is a republic which as a form of democratic government which has been going for over two hundred years and counting.
What were the two most famous city - state of ancient Greece?
The most famous and powerful of all the city states of ancient Greece were Sparta and Athens.
What were the two main accomplishments of the ancient Greeks?
democracy and philosophy
What were two of the main accomplishments of the ancient greek?
democracy and philosophy
What is similar from Sparta and Athens?
Sparta and Athens were two of the most powerful Greek city states in ancient times.
Who were the two leading city states of the ancient Greek civilization?
Athens and Sparta
Two most famous city-states of ancient Greece?
Sparta and Athens
What were the two most famous ancient Greek city-states?
Athens, Sparta.
