The Birth of Democracy | Greco-Persian Wars, Episode 3

Just as the Persians were building their empire in Asia, another people, far away on the shores of the Aegean, were toying with a new and novel idea: that the people - the demos - might wield power - or kratos. And thus democracy was born.

00:00 Intro
00:16 Athens in Crisis
01:26 Solon's Reforms
03:12 Aristocratic Infighting
08:38 The Peisistratid Tyranny
10:21 Toppling the Tyrants
13:34 Cleisthenes vs Cleomenes
16:56 Athenian Democracy
21:04 A Fork in the Road
22:30 Outro

Music used: (In Chronological Order)
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Heavy Heart by Kevin MacLeod

Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod

Majestic Hills by Kevin MacLeod

Impact Allegretto by Kevin MacLeod

Teller of the Tales by Kevin MacLeod

Dragon and Toast by Kevin MacLeod

Rites by Kevin MacLeod

Curse of the Scarab by Kevin MacLeod

What Does Anybody Know About Anything? by Chris Zabriskie
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