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The Greek democracy and the Roman republic both emerged about the same time. How did they differ?

In Greek democracy, each man got a vote; in the Roman republic, each man voted for a representative.
Greek democracy allowed the wealthy to serve as judges, where they had their own chamber, the Senate, in Rome.
Patricians were the wealthy, powerful Roman senators; plebeians were the common people who served in the Greek assembly.
Roman law was written on the twelve tables whereas Greek law was not formally written down.

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I think it's the third option.
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The difference between the Greek democracy and the Roman republic is that in Greek democracy, each man got a vote; in the Roman republic, each man voted for a representative.

The Greek democracy worked in the polis or city-states. There, all the Greek citizens were entitled to vote and participate in the political matters, and it was a duty. The city-states considered slaves to be necessary so the citizens could focus on their obligations. On the other hand, in the Roman republic, citizens could elect a representative such as a senator and the senators were the ones to elect a ruler, similarly to the U.S. election system.

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