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The Rise of Classical Greece
Bust of Cleisthenes
Modern bust of Cleisthenes, known as "the father of Athenian democracy," on view at the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio. Cleisthenes, the father of Greek democracy, reformed traditional Athenian government controlled by ruling tribes into the first government "of the people" (a demos, or democracy).
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