Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Athenian democracy was destroyed three times - but only once from within.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:31 Oligarchies and democracies
1:03 Democratic institutions
2:24 Virtues and vices
4:05 Holzkern
5:06 The coup of 411
7:21 Remembering democracy
8:44 Tours and more