CLST 102 Midterm: Review grk civl

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 102
• Professor: Fabio Colivicchi

Document Summary

Powers of the ppl extended by solon 6th c. At end of 6th c. after peisistatos(cid:859) son hippias was thrown out and. Kleisthenes had carried out his reform, the real origins of democracy emerged familiar from the 5th- 4th c. The word demokratia = democracy did not appear in the greek language until 463 in aiskh(cid:455)los(cid:859) phrase (cid:862)de(cid:373)ou k(cid:396)atousa khei(cid:396)(cid:863) = (cid:862)the so(cid:448)e(cid:396)eig(cid:374) ha(cid:374)d of the de(cid:373)os(cid:863) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h o(cid:272)(cid:272)u(cid:396)s i(cid:374) his supplia(cid:374)ts of (cid:1008)6(cid:1007)(cid:272). Isegoria = equal rights to speak and isonomia = (cid:862)e(cid:395)ualit(cid:455) u(cid:374)de(cid:396) the la(cid:449)(cid:863) Otanes: recommended the persians bring political affairs into the open - no longer have a single monarch. Council of 500= boule, bouleuterion = counsel house, prutaneis = standing committee. Under influence of demosthenes the athens were persuaded that philip meant athens harm and they declared war. Votes on significant matters involving individuals required a quorum of. Lawmakers = nomothetai drawn from panel of 6,000 jurors.