How Athenian Democracy Was Born - Ancient Greece DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the history of Ancient Civilizations continues with a video on the Athenian Democracy, as we see what the political situation was in the Ancient Greek city-state and how Solon and Peisistratus reformed and changed Athens.

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Production Music courtesy of EpidemicSound

#Documentary #AncientGreece #Democracy

[victore]

It still baffles me that History Channel can't even come close to this sort of content...

[Liquidsback]

Rise of Athenian Democracy? Was this voted video on or dictated?

[sergialcoleadelagala]

I know this channel is focused on military historical events, battles, sieges, ... But those videos like this one where you talk about ancient political systems, religion, technological advancements, or simply ancient ways of life have become my favourite ones. Thanks a lot for your work! :D

[HistoryOfRevolutions]

"The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted"

- Diogenes

[rgmx]

Obligatory "I love democracy, I love the Republic"

[theodoreili]

I see kings and generals, i see ancient greek history, i upvote.

[chrisd]

It is really astonishing that in a such small time period so many sciences were invented and flourished as well as the amazing huge number of such influential figures, being talked and analysed even nowadays.

[goshlike]

Athenian Tyrant: I shall rule Athens alone, by my will.
Kleisthenes: How about no?

[elfboy]

ARTHUR: I am your king!

OLD WOMAN: Well, I didn't vote for you.

[chris-qeyc]

I remember doing my master degree thesis on criminology on how unpunished crime and the lack of isonomy between the classes of Athens resulted to the creation of the Athenian Democracy. A delight to have read all those sources :)

[denniscleary]

YES!! Thanks kings, you know I love my ancient Greeks

[napoleonibonaparte]

In an alternate universe…
“In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganised into the First Athenian Empire for a safe and secure society.”

[ronrozen]

Kings and Generals
bring us some quality democracy. Ironic!

[coastsouljah]

I love this. More people, especially young people, need to discover more about democracy and what it means. and how hard all our ancestors yearned for it, and how hard millions of people over time fought for it and even died for it.
I like how publishing this video has created a good resource for people to discover some of this truly amazing concept.

[fenrir]

It is quite ironic that dictators and tyrants where the ones Who laid the groundwork of democracy but then again the meaning and morals back then were quite different from our abbramic ones

[slingshot]

More documentaries about Greece, please!

[lucasvanderhoeven]

Amazing! Keep covering ancient Greece!

[notjaydanbhooshan]

The character, graphic and set designs in this one are high quality, great work, it is very inspiring

[Aristotelis_Hellas]

Athens, Macedonia, Sparta, Cyprus, Thrace, Epirus, Crete, Aeagean Islands, Ionian Islands, Asia Minor, Magna Grecia, Thessaly, Peloponnese, Achaia, Arcadia, Argolis, Corinth, Laconis, Aetolia, Akarnania, Boeotia, Euboia, Pontus, Crimea, Messenia 🇬🇷

[saidtoshimaru]

Peisistraturs was also responsible for the writing down of the Illiad and the Odyssey. Had they remained transmitted in an oral fashion, they would have been lost two millenia ago.