CLCV 205: Introduction to Ancient Greek History
Lecture 15 - Athenian Democracy. In this lecture, Professor Kagan describes the mechanics of the Delian League and its transformation into the Athenian empire. This transformation caused Athens to rival Sparta as an equal in power and prestige. He also argues that this process took place rather smoothly due to the good relations between Sparta and Athens. Professor Kagan argues that Cimon the Athenian generally played an important part in this development. Finally, Professor Kagan begins to describe the workings of Athenian democracy by comparing it with modern American democracy. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 15 - Athenian Democracy |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. The Rise of the Athenian Empire (Cont.) |
| [00:10:25] | 2. Competition for Power between Sparta and Athens |
| [00:15:51] | 3. Cimon, His Popularity and Rise to Power |
| [00:30:29] | 4. The Thasian Rebellion and the Eventual Removal of Cimon |
| [00:42:59] | 5. A Fuller Athenian Democracy |
| [00:55:12] | 6. Organization of Athenian Democracy: The Legislative |
| [01:04:42] | 7. Organization of Athenian Democracy: The Executive |
| References |
| Lecture 15 - Athenian Democracy Instructor: Professor Donald Kagan. Athenian Democracy [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
Go to the Course Home or watch other lectures: