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YES, Greece was certainly under a Democracy in 405BC. At this time the Pelopannesian War [431 - 404BC] was coming to an end, and Athens [Greece] suffered a defeat in the battle of Aegospotami against Lysander [Sparta]. Also by this time the Spartan King Pausanias had laid seige to Athens and Lysander's fleet had set up a blockade at Piraeus. This effectively closed the grain route to Athens, and it's population began to starve. 404BC Athens capitulates and is forced to negotiate the terms of its surrender to Sparta. Then began the year of Anarchy or The Rule of the 30 Tyrants.
Ancient Greece was comprised of about 2,000 independent city-states, each with their own government.These governments were varied, some monarchies, some oligarchies, some tyrannies, some direct democracies.
The cities which adopted democracy for a period did it as direct democracies. This was because the city territories were small in area and it was feasible for the citizens to walk in to regular assembly meetings to make laws and give other directions.
Direct democracy was an experiment and it failed regulary as the citizen assemblies were easily swayed by orators, who led them to often unwise and destructive decisions.
Representative democracy is a modern invention - necessary because in larger countries is is impossible for voters to attend regular meetings, and also electing representatives to do the voting is a barrier to emotive appeals for decisions made at short notice without proper thought goind into the effects of laws and other acts and courses of action.
A classic case of direct democracy problems was after the sea battle at Aginousai, a lot of sailors in sunken ships drowned because the general detailed to pick them up didn't. He rushed back first to Athens and told the assembly that the other generals had left the sailors to their fate, and the angered people and relatives therupon condemned them to death. Six innocent generals were executed and three others fled to avoid the same fate. The guilty one got away with it.
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What ideology was first practiced in classical Greece?
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
What form of government did Ancient Greece have?
Ancient Greece was a Monarchy, oligarchie, tyranny, then a democracy (in order).
Ancient Greece was the birthplace of what?
Democracy
Who influenced democracy in ancient Greece?
Pericles.
Who created the republic?
Ancient Greece were the first country to create the republic.
What culture had the first democracy?
Ancient Greece is usually accredited with forming the first democracy, and Ancient Rome is known for having the first republic.
What ideology was first practiced in classical Greece?
Democracy had its origins in ancient Greece.
What civilization had the first known republic?
The first recorded Democracy was found in Ancient Greece and in particular the Athenian Democracy [Αθηναϊκή Δημοκρατία]
What is an Example of a republic?
RomeThe Democratic Rebublic of CongoUSA.... Afghanistan...... Albania............Greece
What form of government did Ancient Greece have?
Ancient Greece was a Monarchy, oligarchie, tyranny, then a democracy (in order).
Was ancient Greece run by royalty or parliament?
Ancient Greece was a democracy
What countries used democracy after ww1?
Greece and Rome for sure. Greece had a direct democracy, and Rome had a representative democracy. Rome's form of democracy was a Republic. A Republic is the kind of government to we use in the USA today.
What is the name of the democracy of Ancient Greece?
The first democracy in ancient Greece was in a city called, " Tu Madre" Which means, " Your Mom" in English. (Trolol)
what city state had the first democracy?
No empire established democracy. The first instance of democracy was in the city-state of ancient Athens, which was a republic. Since democracy means rule by the people, the terms democracy and empire are a dichotomy.
Ancient Greece was the birthplace of what?
Democracy
Ancient Greece govement?
Democracy
Ancient Greece's government?
Democracy
