“Athenian Democracy: An Experiment for the Ages” S:1 E:4 Cleisthenes the Innovator

S:1 E:4 Cleisthenes the Innovator Fifty years after Solon’s reforms, a tyrant named Peisistratus seized power. The overthrow of his tyranny, and the ensuing skirmish among different aristocratic groups, led to the rise of Cleisthenes, a truly innovative leader. Find out how he undermined the old aristocratic system and carried the democratic experiment forward.