Dec 31, 2009

Prometheus Bound | Compare and Contrast

525-456 B.C.: In 510 B.C., a political reformer named Clisthenes overthrows the tyrant Hippias and establishes in Athens a republic ruled by popular democracy.

Today: Democracy in its various forms remains one of the most important philosophies of world government. While democracy today takes various forms—direct, representative, presidential, parliamentary—all these concepts have their genesis with the Attic republic.

525-456 B.C.: As the capital of the Dalian League, Athens evolves into a commercial and cultural center, with visitors and...