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  2. Athenian democracy - Wikipedia

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    Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica, and focusing on supporting liberty, equality, and security [1]. Although Athens is the most familiar of the democratic city-states in ancient Greece, it was not the ...

  3. Constitution of the Athenians (Pseudo-Xenophon) - Wikipedia

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    The "Constitution of the Athenians" (Ancient Greek: Ἀθηναίων πολιτεία, Athenaion Politeia), also known as "On the Athenian State", is a short treatise on the government and society of classical Athens. Its date and authorship have been the subject of much dispute.

  4. Constitution of the Athenians (Aristotle) - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the Athenians (in ancient Greek Ἀθηναίων πολιτεία, Athenaion Politeia) describes the political system of ancient Athens. According to ancient sources, Aristotle compiled constitutions of 158 Greek states, of which the Constitution of the Athenians is the only one to survive intact. [6]

  5. Greek democracy - Wikipedia

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    These activities were often handled by a form of direct democracy, based on a popular assembly. Others, of judicial and official nature, were often handled by large juries, drawn from the citizen body in a process known as sortition. By far the most well-documented and studied example is the Athenian democracy in Athens.

  6. Constitution of the Athenians - Wikipedia

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    It may also refer to the following historical constitutional and legal codes under which Athens was governed at various periods: Draconian constitution, the code of laws in Athens written by Draco in the last quarter of the seventh century BC; Solonian constitution, the constitution implemented in Athens by Solon in the early sixth century BC

  7. Outline of ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    Athenian democracydemocracy in the Greek city-state of Athens developed around the fifth century BC, making Athens one of the first known democracies in the world, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica. It was a system of direct democracy, in which eligible citizens voted directly on legislation and ...

  8. Thrasybulus - Wikipedia

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    Thrasybulus (/ ˌ θ r æ s ɪ ˈ b juː l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θρασύβουλος Thrasyboulos; c. 440 – 388 BC) was an Athenian general and democratic leader. In 411 BC, in the wake of an oligarchic coup at Athens, the pro-democracy sailors at Samos elected him as a general, making him a primary leader of the ultimately successful ...

  9. Law court (ancient Athens) - Wikipedia

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    The law courts of ancient Athens (4th and 6th centuries BC) were a fundamental organ of democratic governance. According to Aristotle , whoever controls the courts controls the state. These courts were jury courts and very large ones: the smallest possible had 200 members (+1 to avoid ties) and sometimes 501, 1000 or 1500.