How far do you think the ancient Greeks were really democratic
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The public couldn't question the government yet they thought they were democratic
There was no public participation which is a key feature of democracy
For a long time, democracy in Athens was a sort of elitist political system, for only wealthy men (read: owners of properties) who had served in the military. Later on, the right of vote was extended to all Athenian men above the age of 20, which amounted to about 10 percent of the population. As such, slaves and women were never allowed a say in the matter.
Democracy in ancient Greece was a direct democracy
In fact, our modern democratic systems would be considered by Ancient Greeks as oligarchy, meaning, ruled by the few, as opposed to true democracy, which means “power, control by the people,” or the many. In our modern systems, we, the people, do not rule—we elect people to represent us and entrust them to make decisions for the better good for all. But this, in fact, is what ancient democratic systems were against. Ancient Greeks thought elections systematically favored the few, or, in other words, the wealthy citizens. As such, Athenians actually met once every 10 days to run the city’s affairs by voting usually by a show of hands. The rule was simple: one citizen = one vote, regardless of age, wealth or rank.
Just taking an example of greek mythology, even their twelve mightiest gods or olympians as they call it formed an olympian council and we all do know how people take their gods seriously.
Try reading greek mythology a bit.
Its really very very..... interesting. I could go on and on.....