Cleisthenes: Father of Democracy

Описание: Cleisthenes, known as the "father of democracy," was one of the greatest lawgivers to reform the constitution of ancient Athens. By increasing the power of the assembly, and radically reorganizing the political structure to reduce the influence of the old noble families, he firmly established democracy in Athens. But before he could reform Athens, he had to defeat not just political rivals, but the last major tyrant of that period. Find out all about it in today's video!

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Check out this video by ‪@MLaserHistory‬ about Themistocles and Cimon, where I give a more detailed description of Athenian government!:
   • The Conservative Threat to Democracy (c. 4...  

   • Ostracism: Exile by the People  
   • Pisistratus: Tyranny In Athens  

Sources:
Sarah B. Pomeroy et al. (2018) Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. Oxford University
Cambridge University Press (2008) The World of Athens: An Introduction to Classical Athenian culture
Herodotus, Histories
Aristotle, Constitution of Athens

00:00 Introduction
01:01 The Pisistratids
03:23 Cleisthenes v. Isagoras
04:34 Cleisthenes' Reforms
10:30 Persia Rising/Analysis
12:56 Outro