jan 1, 507 BC - Ancient Greek Democracy

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In the year 507 B.C., the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia, or “rule by the people.” This system was comprised of three separate institutions: the ekklesia, a sovereign governing body that wrote laws and dictated foreign policy; the boule, a council of representatives from the ten Athenian tribes; and the dikasteria, the popular courts in which citizens argued cases before a group of lottery-selected jurors. The Ancient Greek Democracy initiated the allocation of power to citizens (in the form of voting, having a political voice, etc.), which correlates with the classical liberalism belief that humans are reasonable and can make rational decisions that will benefit themselves and society.

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