# Athenian Democracy Athenian democracy was a system of direct citizen participation in the political life of [[wiki/Classical Athens|Classical Athens]]. The [[wiki/Athenian Assembly|assembly]] met at the [[wiki/Pnyx|Pnyx]]. Its historical significance does not erase its exclusions: women, enslaved people, and resident foreigners were outside the citizen body. The site gives [[wiki/Neo-Westernism|neo-Westernism]] an unusually concrete reminder that political inheritance involves public contest and institutional design, not only monuments or slogans. ## Source - [The Pnyx](https://www.thisisathens.org/antiquities/pnyx), This is Athens official city guide.