HISTORY 36B Lecture Notes - Lecture 38: Athenian Democracy, Hetaira, Trireme
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Further pressure/oversight of young girls as the only ones who could bear. Divorced and lived with aspasia, famous hetaira from miletus. Later had to beg assembly to pass a special decree conferring citizenship. Athenian officials on his child with aspasia. Military reputation was the essential prerequisite for serving in the highest offices. Athenians still tended to vote for rich men from prominent families. Numerous office posts filled by citizens who would not normally ever have served (could have served) in higher offices of government. There was a sense in athens that all levels of the community were participation in governing the city-state. Under pericles, athenian government was referred to as demokratia: power (kratos) belonged to the people (demos) The courts were the place where everyday athenians felt this to be most true. A decision of a jury (as large as 1,501 citizens) was considered to be the voice of.
