If we're talking 5th century BC, Athens was a Democracy but there was no "Greece". Sparta, in contrast, was a mixed form of government combining democracy and oligarchy. 5th Century BC Athens was about as close to direct democracy as one can get because it was a city-state and the population was a manageable size for direct voting. Many thousands of men would vote on actual issues in Athens. I believe 6000 men were required for the assembly but not sure on that as I am not home and no books :-(. Women couldn't vote. Public officials were chosen at random. When Athens might go to war the very men who would be going to war would vote on it.
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