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Democracy: From the ashes of Athenian wars

Democracy: From the ashes of Athenian wars

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Democracy is often treated like humanity’s greatest political
achievement. A system built on freedom, equality, and the voice of
the people. But its origins were anything but peaceful. Democracy
was born in chaos, shaped by violence, and war. In this episode, we
travel back with historian Jennifer Roberts from the City College
of New York and the City University of New York Graduate Center to
ancient Athens, where the world’s first experiment with democracy
emerged. Long before modern elections and constitutions, Athens was
a city teetering between tyranny, aristocratic power, economic
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