Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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We hear a lot about Athens and the origins of democracy, but what was it really like, and how original was it? What have we taken from it, and what should we?

Sparta: youtu.be/zhUcSBZZ3AE
A great companion piece about UK democracy by Brigitte Empire: youtube.com/watch?v=1z7rRiMlU68

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