The Long Shadow of the Ancient Greek World

Democracy Fails - Oligarchy in Athens (1x30)

Fecha de emisión: May 01, 2009

Look at the results of Athens' great defeat, which led to the imposition of oligarchy in Athens in 411, an event foreshadowed in Aristophanes' biting comedy Lysistrata. The oligarchy was soon deposed and replaced by a moderate form of democracy.