In The Assemblywomen, an assembly was to be conducted for "proposals on how to save Athens." (p. 235) If the city needs to be "saved," this means that the Athenian city was struggling. Prior to the Peloponnesian War, Athens was involved in its "Golden Age." Morale was high and the government was in the hands of the people, which was the basis of democracy. After their loss to the Spartans, Athens went through a tough time. As morale weakened, the government was not meeting

In addition and due to low morale, citizens had to deal with peoples' reactions to difficult times. Praxagora developed a theory of communal living so that there would be, "No more mugging in the streets, no more envy of the neighbours, no more rags and tatters, no more poverty, no more slander, no more harrying for debt." (p. 241) This shows that life in post-war Ancient Athens was difficult due to people doing anything in their power to get by. Instead of dealing with true and serious government issues, it was necessary to first take care of petty crimes. Coping with misdemeanors that were a result of the weak morale made the government less progressive on stronger issues.

Another problem of the government was the debate over a plan for the Anti-Spartan Treaty Organization. "Someone proposes new ships for the navy: the poor say yes, the rich men and the farmers say no." (p. 229) The nobles do not seem to be focused on the defense of the land which should have a priority due to the v

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