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Athenian Democracy. Greek 102. Timeline. Cleisthenic Reforms (508/7 BCE). FROM tyranny/oligarchy clan and village 4 tribes archons Council of 400. TO proto-democracy deme and trittys 10 tribes archons + stratēgoi Council of 500. isonomia. Trittys System. Tribal System.
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Athenian Democracy Greek 102
Cleisthenic Reforms(508/7 BCE) FROM tyranny/oligarchy clan and village 4 tribes archons Council of 400 TO proto-democracy deme and trittys 10 tribes archons + stratēgoi Council of 500 isonomia
Tribal System shore trittys city trittys inland trittys tribe (1 of 10)
Agora Acropolis Pnyx (assembly hill)
boule = “council” (of 500) steering committee 50 per tribe election by lot (Pericles) assembly agenda ostracism political “timeout” ekklesia, dēmos popular assembly isegoria political free speech nomos = “law” psephisma “(assembly) decree” arkhon archon (government official) nine chief archons paid lottery election strategoi “board of generals” military-administrative unpaid ballot election Terminology