Abstract
The West has been shaken by acts of terrorism that threaten its political organization, democracy. In Classical Antiquity, two striking events represent the milestones of the conquest of freedom underlying this political system: the Persian wars (V b. C.) and the Punic wars (III-II b. C.).
Original language | Portuguese |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-76 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Ágora. Estudos Clássicos em Debate |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Freedom
- Democracy
- Punic wars
- Polis
- Persian wars