Cleisthenes: Father of Democracy

Cleisthenes, known as the "father of democracy," was one of the greatest lawgivers to reform the constitution of ancient Athens. By increasing the power of the assembly, and radically reorganizing the political structure to reduce the influence of the old noble families, he firmly established democracy in Athens. But before he could reform Athens, he had to defeat not just political rivals, but the last major tyrant of that period. Find out all about it in today's video! https://ko-fi.com/nothingnew Check out this video by ‪@MLaserHistory‬ about Themistocles and Cimon, where I give a more detailed description of Athenian government!:    • The Conservative Threat to Democracy (c. 4...      • Ostracism: Exile by the People      • Pisistratus: Tyranny In Athens   Sources: Sarah B. Pomeroy et al. (2018) Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History. Oxford University Cambridge University Press (2008) The World of Athens: An Introduction to Classical Athenian culture Herodotus, Histories Aristotle, Constitution of Athens 00:00 Introduction 01:01 The Pisistratids 03:23 Cleisthenes v. Isagoras 04:34 Cleisthenes' Reforms 10:30 Persia Rising/Analysis 12:56 Outro