These laws and institutions of Solon laid the basis of the Athenian democracy.

The selection of leaders by voting has a history reaching back to the Athenian democracy.

It's not as if you Ptolemies adopted Athenian democracy.

With a boy's eager interest he followed the establishment of the Athenian democracy by Cleisthenes.

In class, though, he taught with passionate energy, especially on Athenian democracy and the French revolution.

The center of Athenian democracy was the Assembly.

Its publication, however, was a popular triumph and the first step toward the establishment of Athenian democracy.

Fishkin believes a better option is a technique he calls deliberative polling, a modern spin on Athenian democracy.

First and foremost comes Demos, 'The People,' typifying the Athenian democracy, a rich householder- aself-indulgent ,superstitious ,weakcreature.

But, as he feared and hated the Athenian democracy, he insisted that an oligarchy should be established in its place.

" Athenian democracy" always implies a goodly amount of hustling and pushing.

Writer compares the jury system to Athenian democracy...

The reforms of Clisthenes gave birth to the Athenian democracy, which can hardly be said to have existed before this time.

From all this we may gather an idea of the way in which the Athenian democracy by its own development destroyed itself.

These pernicious customs cast discredit upon labor, destroyed frugality, and fostered idleness, thus sapping the virtues and strength of the Athenian democracy.

How far can the phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people" be applied to the Athenian democracy?