Cleisthenes.
508 - 507 bce
The Greek statesman Pericles then expanded the democracy. He was an Athenian statesman who had an impact on politics that remains today.
In 508 BCE.
After the initial democracy established by Cleisthenes in 508 BCE went into abeyance during and after the Persian invasion, Ephialtes re-established the democracy in 460 BCE. He was assassinated by the aristocrats and his deputy Pericles took over, expelling the aristocratic Themistocles son of Melesias and progressed development into a direct democracy where the citizens directed action meeting in regular assemblies.
Cleisthenes in 508 BCE.
Athens in 508 BCE.
Cleisthenes in 508 BCE when he introduced a regular assembly of the adult males in Athens.
The first Athenian democracy was instituted by Cleisthenes around 508-507 BCE. He established the Council of Five Hundred, known as the Boule, which played a crucial role in the governance of Athens. This council was responsible for preparing the agenda for the Assembly and ensuring broader participation in political life among Athenian citizens. Cleisthenes' reforms laid the foundation for the democratic system that would evolve in Athens.
After expulsion of the Tyrants, Cleisthenes in 508 BCE led the formation of a form of limited democracy. This was lost when the aristocracy reassumed control in 480 BCE to defend against the Persian invasion, but was re-established by Ephialtes in 460 BCE, and after he was assassinated for this, his deputy Pericles took over and established a radical democracy.
First Cleisthenes introduced limited democracy in 508 BCE, this was extended by Ephialtes in 462 BCE, and developed into a radical democracy by Pericles in 444 BCE.
Begun by Cleisthenes 508 BCE, revived by Ephialtes 460 BC, extended by his deputy Pericles after Ephialtes was murdered for doing it.
It began with Cleisthenes establishing a popular assembly in 508 BCE.