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and male citizens under the age of twenty
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were denied all these privileges.
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Modern critics of ancient Athens question
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the democratic character of the Periclean regime,
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because of the presence of slavery
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and the exclusion of women from political life.
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In excluding such groups,
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the Athenians were like every other society
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since the invention of civilization about 3000 B.C.
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until just recently.
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So, it's really not too interesting or amazing
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to point out this shortcoming from our point of view.