Republic of Athens

The Republic of Athens was an previously virtuous and democratically beautiful country and ended with an civil war, but this article focuses on pre-civil war Athens and post-divergence Athens.

The Divergence
After the Divergence happened Rome sent an offer of friendship and the Athenians agreed to it, currently the Romans were at war with an rebellion of peasants who were angry with the new higher taxes and just didn't really care for the wars and wanted the senate and democracy to be restored, and the Athenians sent help, the rebels were instantly surprised by the Hoplites appearing on the field of combat, feeling betrayed by the only civilized people except for Rome they had an insurgence of anger which may have played an part of how they actually won the battle, armed with just sticks and stones, they won against an professional army, but later were eventually defeated with the help of the Athenian Hoplites and the bond and friendship between Rome and Athens grew closer.