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It began in 508 BCE after the ouster of the tyrant Hippias, when Cleisthenes overcame the aristocratic party to give the citizens in assembly the power to make laws. After various setbacks when the aristocracy regained power after leading the resistance to the Persian invasion, democracy was given new life by Ephialtes in 461 BCE who collapsed aristocratic power, and after his assassination for this, his deputy Pericles took it further to a radicalised form.
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Who begin democracy in Athens?
SOlon
Did the first democracy began or ended in Athens?
begin
In which city state did democracy begin?
In the city of Athens (still the capital city)
What city did democracy begin in?
Athens, but the vote was only open to freeborn men.
Where did limited democracy begin in ancient Greece?
In Ancient Greece, a limited form of democracy began in Athens. Athens actually practiced a form of democracy for about 100 years, however, the only free citizens at that time were men.
What is the first city state to establish democracy?
Athens Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
Did Sparta or Athens have a democracy?
Athens had a democracy; Sparta, an oligarchy.
Who had a limited democracy between Athens and Sparta?
Athens had a limited democracy.
How was democracy in ancient Athens different from democracy in the united States?
The democracy in ancient Athens was a direct democracy. The democracy in the United States was a representative democracy.
Did the Athens or Sparta have a democracy?
Sparta because they did not have as much freedom as Athens.
What is the government is Athens?
Athens had a democracy
Did people of Athens have a full democracy?
Did the people of ancient Athens have a full democracy
