Athenian Democracy
508–322 BCE
The system of government in which the citizens of Athens voted directly on laws.
- Type
- Era
- Date
- 508–322 BCE
- Place
- Athens
Who was alive during Athenian Democracy
- Laozi c. 571–c. 471 BCE, philosopher
- Confucius 551–479 BCE, philosopher
- Leonidas I c. 540–480 BCE, king
- Heraclitus c. 535–c. 475 BCE, philosopher
- Aeschylus c. 525–c. 456 BCE, playwright
- Xerxes I c. 518–465 BCE, king
- Sophocles c. 497–c. 406 BCE, playwright
- Pericles c. 495–429 BCE, statesman
- Herodotus c. 484–c. 425 BCE, historian
- Euripides c. 480–c. 406 BCE, playwright
- Phidias c. 480–c. 430 BCE, sculptor
- Socrates c. 470–399 BCE, philosopher
- Democritus c. 460–c. 370 BCE, philosopher
- Hippocrates c. 460–c. 370 BCE, physician
- Thucydides c. 460–c. 400 BCE, historian
- Aristophanes c. 446–c. 386 BCE, playwright
- Plato c. 428–c. 348 BCE, philosopher
- Diogenes c. 412–323 BCE, philosopher
- Praxiteles c. 395–c. 326 BCE, sculptor
- Aristotle 384–322 BCE, philosopher
- Chanakya c. 375–c. 283 BCE, political thinker
- Mencius c. 372–c. 289 BCE, philosopher
- Zhuang Zhou c. 369–c. 286 BCE, philosopher
- Alexander the Great 356–323 BCE, king