They imagined that the male citizens meeting in fortnightly assembly to direct how the city-state was run would empower them and deliver good rulership and just administration. It worked for a few years until the smart ones worked out how to twist things to their own advantage, resulting in their getting into a 27-year war which they lost.
Athens Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
Athens Greece was the birthplace of democracy.
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Athens was the first city-state to establish a democracy
militaristic.^ that answer is wrong
The first country to establish participatory democracy is the United States of America. The second country do this too was France. They're not really a true democracy but there isn't any country, today nor has there ever been (except for Greece that had votes for every single issue that came up), with a true, full democracy. Although, the first civilization to have a democracy was Greece. Athens was the first city-state to establish a participatory democracy.
The government in ancient Athens was an example of democracy. The Athenian government was the first democratic form of government recorded.
Athens developed the first democracy around the fifth century B.C.
Democracy.
in ancient Athens
Athens
Athens was known for its system of direct democracy.