The phrase "ancient democracies" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing historical forms of democracy that existed in ancient civilizations, such as Athens or Rome.
Example: "The study of ancient democracies reveals the foundations of modern political systems."
Alternatives: "historical democracies" or "classical democracies".
Replying to the assertion that "pure democracy" would be "the most perfect government," he declared, "no position is politics is more false" because "the ancient democracies, in which the people themselves deliberated, never possessed one feature of good government".
This logical connection has been explained by Dahl (1989), according to whom the democratic order of ancient democracies had to possess, to be able to function and produce effects, certain fundamental requisites, all linked with maintaining the well-being of the city community.
The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy.
In one brilliant sequence, a Greek expert in ancient democracy takes us to the agora where the earliest form of cross-society collaboration was established.
And this is why, contrary to narratives of our ancient democracy, the franchise was extended only slowly through the 19th century, to embrace limited sections of the people who had some "stake" in society.
In Democracy's Dangers and Discontents, Bruce Thornton discusses those criticisms first aired by ancient critics of Athenian democracy, then traces the historical process by which the Republic of the founders has evolved into something similar to ancient democracy, and finally argues for the relevance of those critiques to contemporary US policy.
"It will be remembered as a powerful demonstration of the strength and vitality of our ancient democracy.
The Ancient Greek democracies, and above all Athens, became models to emulate.
This is the only way for me to show what is truly happening in this country, which has its roots in ancient Greek democracy and claims to embrace European democracy.
Countless speeches and documents draw a direct line from ancient Athenian democracy to the present-day EU, celebrating 2,500 years of European freedom and democracy.
In ancient times, democracy simply meant an assembly where citizens could discuss and decide public issues.
