Athenian magistrates

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Athenian magistrates were the elected or appointed public officials of ancient Athens responsible for administering justice, overseeing civic and religious affairs, and managing the city-state’s day-to-day governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial authority
political institution
public office
accountableTo Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia)
surface form: Athenian Assembly

Athenian court
surface form: Athenian courts
appliesTo Athenian citizens
country Classical Athens
eligibilityRequirement completion of dokimasia
male citizen of Athens
minimum age requirement
governedBy Athenian law
hasRole administering justice
custody of public records
enforcing laws
executing decisions of the Assembly
financial administration
management of state finances
managing day-to-day governance
military administration
organizing public festivals
overseeing civic affairs
overseeing religious affairs
police functions
presiding over courts
religious ritual supervision
supervising public works
supervision of markets
supervision of public morals
supervision of weights and measures
historicalPeriod Classical period of ancient Greece
Hellenistic period of Athens
languageOfRecord Ancient Greek
partOf Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution
surface form: Athenian constitution

Athenian political system
selectionMethod appointment
election
sortition
subClassOf Athenian magistrates self-linksurface differs
surface form: Athenian archons

agoranomoi
astynomoi
boule officials
hellenotamiai
polemarch
strategoi
thesmothetai
treasurers of Athena
subjectTo dokimasia (pre-office scrutiny)
euthyna (post-term audit)
termLength typically one year
usedIn Athenian democracy

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Panathenaia participants Athenian magistrates
Solon of Athens positionHeld Athenian magistrates
this entity surface form: archon of Athens
Thargelia performedBy Athenian magistrates
this entity surface form: Athenian priests
Athenian magistrates subClassOf Athenian magistrates self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Athenian archons
archon basileus partOf Athenian magistrates
this entity surface form: Athenian archonship
Attic weight system usedBy Athenian magistrates
this entity surface form: Athenian state authorities
Cylonian affair hasOpposingParty Athenian magistrates
this entity surface form: Athenian archons
Cylonian affair hasKeyFigure Athenian magistrates
this entity surface form: Athenian archons
Areopagus (modern Greek supreme court) hasPosition Athenian magistrates
subject surface form: Areopagus
this entity surface form: President of the Areopagus
Athenian religious calendar regulatedBy Athenian magistrates
this entity surface form: Athenian polis authorities