Athenian democracy differs modern representative democracyThe state of the ancient Athenian democracy should not be confused with the modern "representative" democracy (or parliamentarism) as they differ from each other in many essential points, which make them practicallyThe state of the ancient Athenian democracy should not be confused with the modern "representative" democracy (or parliamentarism) as they differ from each other in many essential points, which make them practically foreign to each other. foreign to each other.
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