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The Sun of Hellas: The History of Athenian Democracy

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The Sun of Hellas: The History of Athenian Democracy
14.99 €
The most famous, powerful and brilliant Athenian democracy existed for only about two centuries, but Athens' contribution to the historical development of mankind is colossal. Already in Antiquity itself, the state system of the great city was perceived as a model of full and real power of the people. It is not accidental that Athens of the classical era, like a magnet, attracted from all over the Greek world the best philosophers and scientists, artists and poets. Here they found a particularly invigorating spiritual atmosphere.
"The Sun of Hellas" - so the author called the democratic Athens. Talking about them, he turns to an extended metaphor: he describes the history of Athenian democracy as the history of one long day, stretching over centuries. This day had its morning, its noon, its evening. And it was not always bright and cloudless: sometimes the sky was covered with clouds, sudden and destructive storms struck....
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