Democracy Archive

History Shows: Taxes And Bureaucracy Are Cornerstones Of Democracy

AncientPages.com | February 18, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Statistical analysis of 30-premodern societies links economic systems and democracy and gives insights for today. Xu Xianqin, Vice-Minister of Rites, overseeing the imperial

Ancient History Facts

Ostracism: Political Practice In Ancient Athens

AncientPages.com | May 7, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ostracism in ancient Greece was a political procedure that resulted in a temporary banishment from a city by a popular vote. Under the Athenian democracy,

Ancient History Facts

Idiots Were Not Allowed To Vote In Ancient Athens

AncientPages.com | May 30, 2016

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Did you know that idiots were not allowed to vote in ancient Athens? Yes, it sounds strange, but it's true. Athenian politician Pericles