What form of government was established in Athens in 508 BC?
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Answer
Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes following the tyranny of Isagoras. This system remained remarkably stable, and with a few brief interruptions remained in place for 180 years, until 322 BC.
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