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History 104

History 104. Pericles and Athens. Three Questions. “Radical Democracy”. The people have direct control of politics Control of the boule and ekklesia Large juries decide cases Often several hundred, up to 1501 jurors/case No appeal allowed. Pericles.

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History 104

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  1. History 104 Pericles and Athens

  2. Three Questions

  3. “Radical Democracy” • The people have direct control of politics • Control of the boule and ekklesia • Large juries decide cases • Often several hundred, up to 1501 jurors/case • No appeal allowed

  4. Pericles • Strategos every year but two between 461 and 429 – he and other strategoi spoke first at assemblies • Radical democrat • Associate of Ephialtes

  5. Pericles

  6. Developments in Athenian democracy • Ostracism • Dating problematic • Archons selected by lot - 486 • Reform of the Areopagus council - 461 • Ca. 460 – Pay for jury duty (wealthy still perform liturgies) • Also pay for boule, ekklesia, magistracies • At whose expense?

  7. Mass and Elite • Liturgies • Public services paid for by aristocrats • Trierarch • Choregos • Etc. • Individual prestige • For the common good

  8. Ostracism • Likely part of Cleisthenes’ reforms of 508/7; not used until 488/7 (against Hipparchus son of Charmus) • 6000 vote quorum (probably) • 10 year exile; citizenship and property retained • Purpose? • Cf. Ostracism, p. 80

  9. Ostraka

  10. MOTS

  11. More Developments • Transfer of the DL treasury from Delos to Athens - 454 • 447 – New Parthenon – using DL funds • Pericles the Politician, pp. 82-3 • Reform of Athenian citizenship - 451 • Both parents must be from citizen families • Effects? • Other residents: metics, slaves, women

  12. Model of Athens, ca. 435

  13. The Parthenon

  14. The Nashville Parthenon

  15. The Athenian Agora

  16. The Pnyx

  17. The Acropolis

  18. Theater of Dionysus

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