Teaser: The Tribes of Athens (Patreon)

This is a teaser of the bonus episode, The Tribes of Athens found over on Patreon.Having spent the last couple of bonus episodes with Sparta, we now turn to Athens to look at the development of their institutions.We will first look at a major step forward in the development of democracy with the reforms of Cleisthenes. In this episode we will refresh ourselves with Athens of the late Archaic period and then Cleisthenes' background. We will then touch on some of the political mechanisms he put in place such as ostracism. Then we will turn to his political reorganisation that would see a new system of tribes introduced that would open up political opportunities and allow for a more democratic political system to develop.If you would like to hear more and support the series click on the Patreon link at the bottom of the page or you can head to my website to discover other ways to support the series, HereNew bonus episodes come out in the first week of every month,Support the showSupport the show