The End of Athens: How Democracy Fell to a Tyrant

In 322 BCE, Athenian democracy came to a violent end, crushed by the Macedonian general Antipater. But the seeds of its destruction were sown years earlier, in the ruthless politics of Demosthenes and the rise of the tyrant Demetrius of Phalerum. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the final decades of Athenian self-rule, from the Lamian War to the censorship of Demetrius, who banned free speech and limited citizenship. They discuss the ironies of a democracy that had excluded the poor and the vengeful anger of the Macedonians. The episode also examines the world left behind: Aristotle in exile, theophrastus leading the Lyceum, and the silent Acropolis. A story of resistance, betrayal, and the cost of independence. #History #FexingoHistory #AncientGreece #Athens #Democracy #LamianWar #Antipater #Demosthenes #DemetriusOfPhalerum #Macedon #Aristotle #Theophrastus #Phocion #Piraeus #Mounichia #Cynics #Stoics #Hellenistic Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo