09
Nov
2011
Reminder 12:00 tomorrow @ Marquee The golden age of Classical Athens is freque…
Reminder 12:00 tomorrow @ Marquee
The golden age of Classical Athens is frequently mentioned as the pinnacle of European civilisation. Less often mentioned is the fact that Athens was governed by a Council elected by lottery and ruled by a Citizen’s Assembly with a quorate of 6,000. How did it work and why are we never told about this ?
A talk by Daniel Bennett of the Bristol Radical History Group,
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