Classical Studies 1000 Lecture 8: Classical Studies Lecture November 10 2015

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

Isonomia to democracy (509 to 458 bc: making decisions based solely on the facts that applied to the situation. Council of areopagus vs council of 500: 50 people from each tribe, they were the ones who would pick the important things that the people had to vote on at the next meeting. They would not make the decisions, only decide on what the people had to decide on: the council of areopagus. Used to make the decisions on all things. They were chosen from certain aristocratic families. Some of was then given to the council of 500 and most of it was given to the people. This attempt to give the people access to complete power led to people swaying the minds of others a certain way. The person whose name showed up the most would be kicked out of the polis. This could happen to people both popular and those that were trying to control the vote.