Солнце Эллады. История афинской демократии

The most famous, powerful and brilliant - Athenian democracy lasted only about two centuries, yet Athens' contribution to the historical development of humanity is colossal. Even in Antiquity, the political system of the great city was perceived as a model... of complete and real power of the people. It is not by chance that Athens of the classical era, like a magnet, attracted the best philosophers and scholars, artists and poets from all corners of the Greek world. Here they found a particularly invigorating spiritual atmosphere.
"The Sun of Hellas" - this is how the author named democratic Athens. In describing them, he turns to an extended metaphor: the history of Athenian democracy is described as the story of one long day, stretched over centuries. This day had its morning, its afternoon, its evening. And it was not always bright and cloudless: at times the sky was covered with clouds, sudden and destructive storms would arise...