How did the first democracy die?

2161.894 - 2186.969 PJ Vogt

The story of Greek democracy is, appropriately, a tragedy. A story whose end was inevitable because of the character of the people in it and the setting in which they found themselves. I understand that not everybody finds a tragedy reassuring, but I do. It helps me to think that the way we are is not new. We're always like this. Or at least, we're always struggling to not be like this.