![]() But independent popular rule in Athens-the focus of this class-lasted for less than two centuries, during which the city, after playing a leading role in the liberation of Greece from foreign control (The Persian Wars, 490–479 BC), grew into an Empire that imposed democracy on its subjects-some willing and others not-as a means of enriching and empowering itself. It is natural, after nearly two-and-a-half centuries, to think of our democracy as unshakeable and eternal. ![]() Course Description: America's founders, when establishing our political institutions, took elements from those of ancient Athens and Rome, which pioneered representative government in various (and changing) forms. ![]() ![]() Syllabus and Reading Schedule for The Rise and Fall of Popular Rule-Athens (Integrated Humanities Program, History Module, Fall 2018, UVM). ![]()
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