athenian democracy emerges in stages so one of the most important figures in its pre history, is the lawgiver stolen. and the lived in around 594, at the beginning of the sixth century, and established the principles of justice between the rich and the poor. and they spot the upper hand and at first, they were not necessarily a bad sense, by the end of this dynasty, they did become quite corked. it was in 510 that they are overthrown and athens really in 508 starts to take a turn towards becoming a democracy in the next century under pericles and others. >> host: who had more authority, was it the greek people the roman people? >> in many ways the athenian people in the sense of the popular ordinary poor people they had the greatest authority inactions more than the board did. and they placed key roles for example in the court system, so they were staffed by huge popular injuries come as many as 500 people and there were no professional judges so they didn't have the division we have between the law and fought. they decide what they thought the law required. that was an incredibly important s

emerges in stages so one of the most important figures in prehistory, the probe beginning this is the lawgiver stolen one of the first people to start heavens on what would become a democratic have lived around 594, the beginning of the sixth century and at that period really established the principles of justice between the rich and the poor but after that there was a kind of period where family got the upper hand and began what the greeks call thailand and at first they were not necessarily in the bad sense and ordinary people but by the end of this dynasties did it become quite corrupter and about 5:10 they are overthrown and at that point actions in 508 starts to take a real turn towards becoming a democracy and in the next century under pericles and others. >> host: who had more authority? the greek people the roman people? >> guest: in many ways the athenian people in the sense of the popular ordinary poor people had the greatest authorities in athens. more of them than in rome. they played key roles for example in the court system sell all the courts were established by its huge popular

one of the most important figures in his prehistory or proto- beginnings as the lawgivers. solon, who was one of the first people who helped him start athens on what would become a democratic cast lived around 594 since the beginning of the sixth century b.c. at that. he really established the principles of justice between the rich and poor, but after that there was a period where a family of oligarchs got the upper hand and became what the greeks called tyrants. at first they were necessarily in a bad sense. they might be good to the ordinary people, but by the end they did become quite corrupt and about 510 they are overthrown and at that point acids in 508 starts to take its real turn towards becoming a democracy and later in the next century under others. >> host: melissa lane who had more authority, was at the greek people roman people? >> guest: let's see. in many ways, the athenian people in the sense of the popular ordinary poor people have the greatest authority in athens more than the poor did in rome. they played key roles for example, in the court system. on the