EPISODE · Jul 15, 2025 · 6H 52M
Phocion: Good Citizen in a Divided Democracy by Thomas R. Martin
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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/126776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phocion: Good Citizen in a Divided Democracy Series: Ancient Lives Author: Thomas R. Martin Narrator: Josh Innerst Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins Release date: 07-15-25 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Greece Publisher's Summary: Phocion (402-318 BCE) won Athens's highest public office by direct democratic election an unmatched forty-five times and was officially honored as a "Useful Citizen." A student at Plato's Academy, Phocion gained influence and power during a time when Athens faced multiple crises stemming from Macedonia's emergence as an international power under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great. Following Athens's defeat by Macedonia, Phocion unsuccessfully sought mild terms of surrender. Oligarchy was imposed on democratic Athens, and more than twelve thousand "undesirable" Athenians were exiled.
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