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Prairie Gates

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2. At the end of the Athenian oligarchy, the Tyranny of the Thirty

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 08:59 PM

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The Athenians made an oath that they would "not remember" the outrages of the Tyranny. It was the only way Athenian democracy could move on, or so it was thought. Even those returning from exile took the oath. (Circa 403 BCE).

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