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 (DIR) Post #AvPtJsBMQm1oElwqv2 by ljwrites@writeout.ink
       2025-06-23T07:41:39Z
       
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       "Persians, eternally cast as Greeks’ polar opposites, actually imposed democracy on the Greek cities they ruled, suggesting 'considerable Persian faith in popular support for their own hegemony', Ms Quinn notes." - The Economist's review of How the World Made the West by Josephine Quinn https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zo5yFIX1Q2Shxj8vQKifoc6IMPBm08uj/view (Google Drive link) #history #persia #greece #bookstodon
       
 (DIR) Post #AvPtJzqjvKHq18MUt6 by ljwrites@writeout.ink
       2025-06-23T07:42:55Z
       
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       Democracy may also have been a handy way for the empire to bring local elites into line by strengthening their rivals 🤔