The Athenian democracy of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. is the most famous and perhaps most nearly perfect example of direct democracy. Covering the perio

A history of the world’s first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200 years later. The first democracy, establis

This book asks an important question often ignored by ancient historians and political scientists alike: Why did Athenian democracy work as well and for as long

This book collects twelve papers which make original contributions to the historical interpretation of inscribed Athenian laws and decrees, with a core focus on

First full study of ancient Greek democracy in the Classical period outside Athens, which has three main goals: to identify where and when democratic government