Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages
Join a Fulbright Scholar and renowned history professor as he provides insight into the story of Greek democracy—and discover what lessons it offers us today.
24 Lectures
1

Why Athenian Democracy Matters
0 of 35 min
2

The Origins of Greek Democracy
0 of 30 min
3

Solon: The Father of Democracy?
0 of 33 min
4

Cleisthenes the Innovator
0 of 33 min
5

The Nearly Bloodless Coup
0 of 34 min
6

Democracy at War
0 of 32 min
7

The Popular Assembly
0 of 32 min
8

The Council and the Magistrates
0 of 33 min
9

The Citizens of Athens
0 of 34 min
10

“The Empire You Hold Is a Tyranny”
0 of 33 min
11

The Age of Pericles
0 of 30 min
12

Public Speaking in Athens
0 of 31 min
13

Pericles’s Funeral Speech
0 of 30 min
14

Democracy under Duress
0 of 29 min
15

The Culture of Athenian Democracy
0 of 31 min
16

Political Leadership in Athens
0 of 30 min
17

The Brutality of Athenian Democracy
0 of 33 min
18

Athenian Defeat in Sicily
0 of 33 min
19

Suspension, Restoration, and Termination
0 of 34 min
20

The Democratic Theater
0 of 32 min
21

Law and Order under Democracy
0 of 31 min
22

Ancient Critics of Athenian Democracy
0 of 30 min
23

Post-Athenian Democracies
0 of 30 min
24

Democracy Today, Democracy Tomorrow
0 of 34 min
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