Athens, the City, Was a City of Aristocracy, and It Was Governed by the Dean Sos Ar, the Equivalent of the Local Borough

Po painted him out aso not really deserving the title of father of athenian democracy. But it's really in this moment when he has to deliver that i think the genius of clysenes shines through. He said, ok, let's completely rewrite the ways in which the people of attica contribute into the city. Every tribe got a military general. Tribe sat together in the theatre. This was the sort of way in which you engaged. At the same time, he said everyone, not just the alites, could be elected into office. And that election, this is his second stroke of genius, was done by totally randomized lot. So those are the two things that