CLA 1101 : civ16lectureoutline.doc

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLA 1101
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Sigma is for soros-burial tumulus of heroes. Democracy original: meaning- demos = people, kratos (cracy) = power, basis: liberty and equality, freedom, women slaves and local aliens were not included, other polei still have oligarchy and tyranny. Polis of the athenians: attica: theseus: synoicism amalgamation of all villages in surrounding area. Demos governed by: 9 archons(leaders) aristocrate birth and wealth qualification, powerful and influential: king. How to achieve rule by the people (democracy): reduce control of aristocratic oligarchy: legally, politically & economically. Drako: legal reforms/draconian excessively harsh first written law code in athens, wide use of the death penalty. Kleisthenes: father of democracy, political reforms: 10 new tribes, named for a mythical athenian hero, worshipped, offered sacrifice. Each served as council: council(boule) of 500, 50 from each tribe, loyalty to poleis not aristocrat; had to be citizens over 30 yoa, only serve twice in lifetime in office.