These two reasons that officiated the end of democracy might seem entirely separate. However, democracy in both cities had already been on a path of decline long before the democracy was written off as “dead” events, and the reasons for this gradual decline might not be so dissimilar after all. Both Athens and Rome tried to better the lives of their poorer citizens through populist reforms which backfired. Athens and Rome had also expanded too large for their constitution to remain effective and in control. All these served to catalyse the decline of their
These two reasons that officiated the end of democracy might seem entirely separate. However, democracy in both cities had already been on a path of decline long before the democracy was written off as “dead” events, and the reasons for this gradual decline might not be so dissimilar after all. Both Athens and Rome tried to better the lives of their poorer citizens through populist reforms which backfired. Athens and Rome had also expanded too large for their constitution to remain effective and in control. All these served to catalyse the decline of their