History Dispatches

Thrasybulus - the man who saved Athenian democracy

20 min • 9 maj 2025

In 404 BC, democracy was in tatters. Athens was under the control of tyrants and hope was draining. But one man, Thrasybulus, would defy the odds, return from exile, and restore democracy to Athens.

Sources

"Thrasybulus and the Athenian Democracy: the Life of an Athenian Statesman" by R J Buck

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrasybulus

Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bust_of_%22Thrasybulus_Athenienses%22_1935_-_1080x1350.jpg


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