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Thrasybulus - the man who saved Athenian democracy
Season 1
Episode 49
Published 11 months ago
Description
In 404 BC, democracy was in tatters. Athens was under the control of tyrants and hope was draining. But one man, Thrasybulus, would defy the odds, return from exile, and restore democracy to Athens.
Sources
"Thrasybulus and the Athenian Democracy: the Life of an Athenian Statesman" by R J Buck
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrasybulus
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bust_of_%22Thrasybulus_Athenienses%22_1935_-_1080x1350.jpg
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