Can Democracy and Empire Co-exist

Can Democracy and Empire Co exist If a country maintains an empire there would be conflict with their democratic ideals. The Athenians tried to maintain a democracy but they fail to do this because they tried to take over another country. The Athenians used force to get what they wanted. The citizens ruled the Athenian democracy. They formed an assembly. The assembly contained freeborn males over thirty. The Athenians sailed to Argos with twenty ships …

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