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Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages S1 Ep3: Solon: The Father of Democracy?One must first examine Athens as a polis or city-state, within the broader context of Ancient Greece; reviewing the territory of Attica; the lay of the land for Athenian government in the 6th and 7th centuries B.C.; Solon's reforms.

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Now PlayingAthenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages S1 Ep3: Solon: The Father of Democracy?One must first examine Athens as a polis or city-state, within the broader context of Ancient Greece; reviewing the territory of Attica; the lay of the land for Athenian government in the 6th and 7th centuries B.C.; Solon's reforms.0Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages S1 Ep4: Cleisthenes the InnovatorFifty years after Solon's reforms, a tyrant named Peisistratus seizes power; the overthrow of his tyranny; the ensuing skirmish among different aristocratic groups; the rise of Cleisthenes; he carries the democratic experiment forward.