CLAS 1P91 Lecture 5: lecture 5
9 Apr 2018
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Athens is in its prime during this time. Population: 5th century population= 150 000-180 000 in athens, attica= 300 000, but there were only 40 000 citizens that could participate. Who was a citizen: male over 18 years old, born to athenian parents - i. e. both parents born in athens, foreign greeks, woman, slaves were not citizens= no official role in. Pnyx: meeting place of the assembly: where the citizens met to debate state business- at dawn, 3-4 times a month; 6000 necessary for quorum. Assembly= ekklesia in the pnyx: discussed the large issues of the state, eg. Whether to go to war - or not: personal impact= if war- then sent themselves, sons or nephews to war, but athens voted to go to war regularly. Agora: in ruins today: originally area of tombs; then houses until c. 600 bc, with democracy: becomes a public and political space: with specific buildings and artifacts relating to the democracy.
