雅典的民主与领导:从伯里克利到亚西比得和尼西阿斯

Athenian Democracy and Leadership:from Pericles to Alcibiades and Nicias

伟大政治家伯里克利开辟了雅典的黄金时代,但他铸造的辉煌随雅典在伯罗奔尼撒战争中的惨败转瞬即逝。酿成雅典惨败原因诸多,伯里克利之后领导的堕落和失败是最关键的一项。民主与领导的关系扭曲,领导者的政治性格和城邦的政治机体都在腐化、堕落之中,战争进程中民主的放纵与领导人的堕落,这一切导致了雅典的毁灭。

The outstanding political leadership made the fame of ancient Athens. The great statesman Pericles opened up a golden age of Athens, but the fame of Athens Pericles made was written in water in the Peloponnesian War. Although there were a lot of reasons of Athenian downfall, the decline and defeat after the reign of Pericles was the most important one. From Pericles to Alcibiades and Nicias, under the pressure of wars, Athenian politics that was good during the reign of Pericles became worse; the relationship between democracy and leadership was distorted; leaders always made decisions in wars. All these factors bring Athens into its doom.