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12:00 Thursday; Democracy in Classical Athens

category bristol | protests | news report author Wednesday November 09, 2011 22:32author by An Occupierauthor email occupybristol at riseup dot net Report this post to the editors

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, Midday Thursay @ Marquee on college green

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