Reforms of Cleisthenes and Athenian democracy

Period

508 BC

Region

Europe

Category

Politics

Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state of Athens. It comprised the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, and supported ideals of liberty, equality, and security. Athens practiced a political system of legislation and executive bills. Participation was open to free, adult male citizens. Adult male citizens probably constituted no more than 30 percent of the total adult population.

Sources: Wikipedia — Athenian democracy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier and later events nearby

1. c. 1900 BCMinoan palace of Knossos
2. c. 1200 BCLate Bronze Age collapse
3. 776 BCFirst Olympic Games
4. 508 BCReforms of Cleisthenes and Athenian democracyThis page
5. 490 BCBattle of Marathon
6. 480 BCBattle of Thermopylae
7. AD 380Christianity becomes the Roman state religion

Who ruled this land

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