15 minutes of fame: Kleisthenes, father of Athenian democracy
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The History of Athens and Democracy
Kleisthenes' reforms set the athenian system on a completely new path that will lead to democracy, in antiquity. We know absolutely nothing about what happened to kleisthene the man; he just disappears from the sources entirely. He's an absolutely fascinated in character and we probably talk about him for quite longer. But in brief, why does he deserve his 15 minutes of fame?
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