archons was the person most associated with implementation of democracy in athens.
who is the person most associated with implementation of democracy in athens?
archons
bullet::::- athenian democracy – democracy in the greek city-state of athens developed around the fifth century bc, making athens one of the first known democracies in the world, comprising the city of athens and the surrounding territory of attica. it was a system of direct democracy, in which eligible citizens voted directly on legislation and executive bills.





























bullet::::- solon (c. 638 – c. 558 bc)– athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. legislated against political, economic, and moral decline in archaic athens. his reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for athenian democracy.
outline of democracy
in 510 bc, with the aid of cleomenes i, king of sparta, the athenian people had expelled hippias, the tyrant ruler of athens. with hippias's father peisistratus, the family had ruled for 36 out of the previous 50 years and fully intended to continue hippias's rule. hippias fled to sardis to the court of the persian satrap, artaphernes, and promised control of athens to the persians if they were to help restore him. in the meantime, cleomenes helped install a pro-spartan tyranny under isagoras in athens, in opposition to cleisthenes, the leader of the traditionally powerful alcmaeonidae family, who considered themselves the natural heirs to the rule of athens. in a daring response, cleisthenes proposed to the athenian people that he would establish a 'democracy' in athens, much to the horror of the rest of the aristocracy. cleisthenes's reasons for suggesting such a radical course of action, which would remove much of his own family's power, are unclear; perhaps he perceived that days of aristocratic rule were coming to an end anyway; certainly he wished to prevent athens becoming a puppet of sparta by whatever means necessary. however, as a result of this proposal, cleisthenes and his family were exiled from athens, in addition to other dissenting elements, by isagoras. having been promised democracy however, the athenian people seized the moment and revolted, expelling cleomenes and isagoras. cleisthenes was thus restored to athens (507 bc), and at breakneck speed began to establish democratic government. the establishment of democracy revolutionised athens, which henceforth became one of the leading cities in greece. the new-found freedom and self-governance of the athenians meant that they were thereafter exceptionally hostile to the return of the tyranny of hippias, or any form of outside subjugation; by sparta, persia or anyone else.
first persian invasion of greece