CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Herodotus, Bema, Pnyx
1 Feb 2013
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Chapter 6- democracy in athens how they worked. Had kings, also noticed in athens and greece -> presence of many tyrants. Aristocratic government, ppls from aristocracy was only able to gain power. Solon: constitution was based on ownership of property (depends on how much grain, wine, olive oil able to produce in one year) After 1st century bc, some officials could be elected only from the first classes of property. Peisistratos: he was able with a coup to gain power in 561 bc, later the power, after his death, power held by hippias and hipparkhos (tyranny) in 510 bc. The idea of a possible tyranny was always a big concern for athenians. Think about ostracizes, we can better understand the institution if we under stand how large the concern was for them about a new tyrant having power in the city. After tyranny -> democracy around 507 bc. Kleisthenes: reorganization of citizenry into new administrative units called phylai (tribes)
