How long did democracy in ancient Greece last, effectively?

Roman conquest of Greece in 146 BCE effectively killed democracy. (2) These details address where, how and how long Democracy began and lasted. (3) 'Democracy' comes from the Greek words. 'demos' meaning people; 'kratos' meaning rule. (4) It developed in ancient Athens, around 507 BCE. read more

In Ancient Greece we can talk of democracy only about Athine and for a few years. Usually a full democracy in Athine is between 461 and 322 b. C. read more

Nevertheless, democracy in a slightly altered form did eventually return to Athens and, in any case, the Athenians had already done enough in creating their political system to eventually influence subsequent civilizations two millennia later. read more