Title: Athenian democracy : an experiment for the ages /
Authors: Garland, Robert, 1947-; Teaching Company; Recorded Books, Inc.
Year: 2018
Subjects: Democracy Greece Athens History; Civilization; Democracy; History, Ancient; Greece Ancient History.; Greece Civilization; Greece; Greece Athens
Abstract: Gain insight into the story of Greek democracy and discover what lessons it offers us today.
Contents: Disc 1. Why Athenian Democracy matters -- The origins of Greek democracy -- Solon: The father of democracy? -- Cleisthenes the innovator -- The nearly bloodless coup -- Democracy at war -- Disc 2. The popular assembly -- The council and the magistrates -- The citizens of Athens -- "The empire you hold is a tyranny" -- The age of pericles -- Public speaking in Athens -- Disc 3. Pericles's funeral speech -- Democracy under duress -- The culture of Athenian democracy -- Political leadership in Athens -- The brutality of Athenian democracy -- Athenian defeat in Sicily -- Disc 4. Suspension, restoration, and termination -- The democratic theater -- Law and order under democracy -- Ancient critics of Athenian democracy -- Ancient critics of Athenian democracy -- Post-Athenian democracies -- Democracy today, democracy tomorrow.