The fifth century BC witnessed not only the emergence of one of the firstdemocracies but also the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars. John Thorleyprovides a con... » 

The fifth century BC witnessed not only the emergence of one of the firstdemocracies but also the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars. John Thorleyprovides a concise analysis of the development and operation of Atheniandemocracy against this backdrop. Taking into account both primary sourcematerial and the work of modern historians Athenian Democracy examines the prelude to democracy how the democractic system emerged how this system worked in practice the efficiency of this system of government the success of Athenian democracy.Including a useful chronology and blibliography this second edition has beenupdated to take into account recent research. «