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During the [[Classical era]] of [[Ancient Greece]] many [[city-states]] had forms of government based on [[democracy]], in which the free (non-[[Slavery in ancient Greece|slave]]), native (non-foreigner) adult males [[Citizenship|citizens]] of the city took a major and direct part in the management of the affairs of state, such as [[Declaration of war|declaring war]], voting supplies, dispatching [[diplomatic mission]]s and [[Ratification|ratifying]] treaties. These activities were often handled by a form of [[direct democracy]], based on a [[popular assembly]]. Others, of judicial nature, were often handled by large [[Jury|juries]], drawn from the citizen body. |
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The most significant and by far well-understood today example was [[Athenian democracy]] in [[Athens]]. However, other important cities like [[Corinth]], [[Megara]], [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]] and others had democratic regimes during part of their history. |
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== Federal democracy == |
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During the 3rd century BC the political center of gravity in Greece shifted from individual city-states to ''leagues'', such as the [[Aetolian League]] and the [[Achaean League]]. These were [[confederations]] that jointly handled the foreign and military affairs for the member cities. Their internal structure was democratic with respect to the member cities, that is each city was had within the league weight roughly proportional to its size and power. On the other hand, the cities themselves were largely represented in the leagues by the wealthy elites. |
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These leagues differed from earlier groupings of Greek city-states, like the [[Delian League]] in that they were not dominated by a single city. |
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==Further reading== |
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*Eric W. Robinson, ''Ancient Greek Democracy: Readings and Sources'', John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2003. |
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[[Category:Classical Greece]] |
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[[Category:Democracy by location]] |
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Revision as of 19:40, 14 December 2012
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