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Aug 23, 2018 · In the year 507 B.C., the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia, or “rule by the people” (from demos, “the people,” and kratos, or...
Ancient Greek civilization - Cleisthenes, Reforms, Democracy: In 508, after a short period of old-fashioned aristocratic party struggles, the Athenian state was comprehensively reformed by Cleisthenes, whom Herodotus calls “the man who introduced the tribes and the democracy,” in that order. The order is important.
Cleisthenes of Athens, (born c. 570 bc —died c. 508), Athenian statesman and chief archon (525–524), regarded as the founder of Athenian democracy. A member of the Alcmaeonid family, he allied himself with the Ecclesia (citizens’ assembly) in 508 and imposed democratic reforms by which the basis of organization was changed from family and ...
Cleisthenes, known as the "Father of Athenian Democracy," implemented radical reforms which transformed a city-state marred by tyranny and social inequality into a beacon of citizen participation and governance. But who was this enigmatic figure, and how did he rise to such prominence?
May 11, 2018 · Cleisthenes (active 6th century B.C.) was an Athenian political leader and constitutional reformer. The first avowed democratic leader, he introduced important changes into the Athenian constitution. Son of Megacles, leader of the powerful Alcmeonid clan in Athens, and of Agariste, daughter of Cleisthenes, the tyrant of Sicyon, Cleisthenes was ...
Jun 30, 2014 · DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780195389661-0168. Introduction. In 508/7 BCE and the following years the Alkmeonid Cleisthenes reorganized the Athenian phylai and demes. He set up ten new phylai in Athens bringing together the different regions of Attica (city, inland, coastal region) in a complex system of demes and trittyes.
Cleisthenes ( / ˈklaɪsθɪniːz / KLYS-thin-eez; Greek: Κλεισθένης ), or Clisthenes ( c. 570 – c. 508 BC ), was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC.
