First full study of ancient Greek democracy in the Classical period outside Athens, which has three main goals: to identify where and when democratic government

Athens is often considered to have been the birth place of democracy but there were many democracies in Greece during the Archaic and Classical periods and this

The storming of the US Capitol building in January 2021 focused attention on the multiple threats facing contemporary liberal democracies. Beyond the immediate

Genesis -- Servants of the city -- Strange slaves -- The democratic order of knowledge -- The mysteries of the Greek state

This book illuminates the distinctive character of our modern understanding of the basis and value of free speech by contrasting it with the very different form