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For my second article im gonna analyze how Athenian Democracy worked in the Classical era of this eternal city (i know thats the nickname of Rome, but i think that Athens plays in the same area) from the age of the Kings until the end of 3rd century B.C.

Before democracy Athens had kings. Not a lot of them to be honest, but it had some. The last mythological king of Athens (spoiler alert, Codrus) sacrificed his life in order for his city to be rescued from an intrusion from Peloponnese (he had consulted the Oracle of Delphi before he did that). After kings came the oligarchs (aristocrates) (aristoi= the top men (elite), crates from κράτος means power) whom ruled Athens through mainly tyrranical leadership. They got their public support by conducting major public works and by supporting (and be supported back) by the elite. After some 200 years appr of Tyranny a small room for democracy came forth. Dracon, a tyrant, on 627 b.c. created the first laws, called Draconian Laws, setting the first written on marble tablets (myth says with blood) laws in Athens. The majority of them had to do with stealing and murder (spoiler alert, when theres a law for smt that means thats a problem about it). Arios Pagos, a jury that played an important role in later democracy formed around those years.

From our good fellow aristocrat Draco (not malfoy), we go to our good friend (also aristocrat) Solon. Solon was a famous poet and Athenians told him to do something with that yuuge debt (sorry had to do it 😃). For centuries a lot of Athenian farmers got loans from big landlords of Athens (Athens itself was way smaller city that is today and had quite a lot of farming plains for her size as a city state) and they just couldnt repay those debts back, turning themselves and their family onto slaves. Populus wanted radical changes through land redistribution. It never happened (:/). But Solon did get loans of the backs of that populus through σεισάχθεια (debt cancellation) around 594-590 BC.

And now lot of u guys will say wheres Athenian democracy to all of this storytelling?

Dont worry fellow, i got you now.

On my next article, bc i have a mission to end 😛 (and i dont want to bore you to death by giving you a rly long article).

Dont forget to comment on my previous article and i promice that i wont stop publicing articles till i feel pleased with the work i ve done.

Yours Sincerely,

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