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Classical Athens was a democracy even though women, slaves, and foreign residents could not vote.
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Is it true that classical Athens was a democracy even though women, slaves, and foreign residents could not vote?
Yes. Reference and scholarly sources describe Classical Athens as a democracy while noting that only adult male citizens could vote, with women, slaves and metics excluded from political participation.
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Classical Athens. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Athens
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Athenian democracy - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy
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Economou, E. M. L. (2023). The Economy of Classical Athens. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=dR7QEAAAQBAJ&dq=Classical+Athens+was+a+democracy+even+though+women,+slaves,+and+foreign+residents+could+not+vote.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api
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Ancient Greek Democracy - Athenian, Definition, Modern | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/ancient-greece-democracy
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Athenian Democracy: Modern Mythmakers and Ancient Theorists. (1993). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2307/419988
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The Myth of Direct Democracy. (2020). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691181998.003.0003
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Popular Political Participation from Archaic Greece to the Late Hellenistic Period: The Assemblies of the Greek Cities beyond Athens. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350358492?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
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Nicholas, K. (2026). Athens’ Barbaroi: Case Studies in Non-Greek Integration in Classical Athens (500-300 BCE). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/q1bb-bn45
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BETWEEN UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA: MOSES FINLEY AND THE ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY VERSUS MOSES FINLEY AND THE ANCIENT ECONOMY. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.2015.12014.x
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L., E. E. M., C., K. N., & A., K. N. (2021). Money decentralization under direct democracy procedures: The case of classical Athens. econstor.eu. https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/239447/1/1745149554.pdf
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L., E. E. M. (2021). Money decentralization under direct democracy procedures : the case of classical Athens. mdpi.com. https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/14/1/30/pdf
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