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Athenian Democracy Under Siege The Oligarchic Coup of 411 BC — Fexingo History

Athenian Democracy Under Siege The Oligarchic Coup of 411 BC — Fexingo History

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 In 411 BC, while Athens was reeling from the disaster in Sicily and the Spartan occupation of Decelea, the democracy that had defined the city for a century was overthrown—not by foreign enemies, but by its own citizens. Lucas and Luna explore the oligarchic coup of 411 BC, a dramatic and often-overlooked episode of the Peloponnesian War. They discuss the role of the elusive Peisander, the terror tactics of the revolutionary Council of Four Hundred, and the moderates like Theramenes who tried to steer a middle course. The conversation delves into the political clubs (hetaireiai) that plotted in secret, the assassination of the democratic leader Androcles, and the bizarre attempt to frame Alcibiades as a champion of oligarchy. They also consider the intellectual context: the works of the 'Old Oligarch' and Thucydides' own ambivalent account of the revolution. How did Athenians justify dismantling their own democracy in the name of national salvation? And what does the brief reign of the Four Hundred reveal about the fragility of democratic institutions under existential threat? This episode offers a nuanced look at the internal fractures that nearly destroyed Athens as surely as any Spartan phalanx.

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