you bring up a very good point. There would have been no democracy in the way we know it and probably no drama plays etc. in the way we know it. Though it would have had far more repercussions across the world, not just Mediterranean history imho
>>>”There would have been no democracy in the way we know it”<<<
I often see the word “democracy” & Greece conjoined & thrown around a fair bit. Wondered 3 things:
a. Can you provide your definition of “democracy”, so that I understand to what (context) you are referring?
b. When exactly, and under what circumstances did many notable present-day European nations become demcratic?
c. What was the basis for democracy in America? I mean the U.S.