Episode 33 – Democracy and Republic, Part 1

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2013

⏱️ 36 minutes

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“He added the Athenian people, who had formally not been in the center of things, to his own party, changed the names of the tribes and increased their number. He made ten tribal commanders instead of four and distributed demes into the tribes ten at a time. Once he had got the people on his side he had the upper hand over his rivals.” – Herodotus on Cleisthenes Darius enlisted Greek tyrants in his Scythian campaign, then extended Persia’s dominion to the foot of Mount Olympus. Spartan intervention put an end to Hippias’ oppressive rule. Inspired by Cleisthenes’ bold ideas, the Athenians rejected both tyranny and foreign domination, and restructured their polis into the world’s first democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	400 years ago, a trio of tiny kingdoms were perched on some damp islands off the coast of Europe.
0:06.0	Within three short centuries, these islands would become the center of an empire which ruled a quarter of the globe and on which the sun never set.
0:13.2	I'm Samuel Hume, a historian of the British Empire, and my podcast,
0:16.8	Pax Britannica, follows the people and events that built that empire into a global superpower.
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0:30.6	The French Revolution set Europe ablaze.
0:34.0	It was an age of Enlightenment and progress, but also of tyranny and depression.
0:38.4	It was an age of glory and an age of tragedy.
0:41.5	One man stood above it all. This was the age of Tragedy. One man stood above it all.
0:43.4	This was the Age of Napoleon.
0:45.8	I'm Everett rummage, host of the Age of Napoleon podcast.
0:49.7	Join me as I examined the life and times of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic characters in modern history.
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1:15.0	Hi, I'm Scott Chesworth and welcome to the ancient world.
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