12.athenian democracy
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Athenian
Democracy
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In your notes…
• How should we define 'citizenship'?
Rank the 5 activities that every citizen must do.
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The Development of the Polis, c. 750 BCE
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Athenian Aristocracy,
c. 600 BCE
• Economic basis = land
• Government = ~6 archons elected by
assembly of nobles each year
• Oligarchy and aristocracy
• Families were competitive
• Indebted families become tenants or even
go into debt slavery
• Fleeing tenants and threats of civil war
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What would YOU do?
• You are all archons
• How would you solve this problem?
• Reminder: hoplites pay for their own military
equipment
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Solon elected primary
archon, 594 BCE
• Noble birth; honest reputation
• Revolutionary concept of citizenship
• Cancelled all debt and banned debt
slavery
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Solonic Constitution
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Solon as Poet
To the people I have given such honor as is
sufficient,
neither taking away nor granting them more.
For those who had power and were great in riches,
I greatly cared that they should suffer nothing wrong.
Thus I stood, holding my strong shield over both,
and I did not allow either side to prevail against
justice.
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Solon &
Croesus
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The Tyrant Peisistratos, c. 560 BCE
• Smooth-talking,
wealthy aristocrat
• Solon’s disapproval of
assembly: “Every one
of you had an empty
mind!”
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Harmodius & Aristogeiton
• Murder Peisistratos’ son: the
“Tyrannicides” artpiece in the
agora
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Cleisthenes:
Father of Democracy?• Background
• Sparta’s aid overthrow Hippias
• Empowering the deme
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Cleisthenes’ Constitution
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Ballot System
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The Pnyx Hill
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The Waterclock
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Ostracism
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Brainstorm: Pros and Cons?