Ecclesia
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Ecclesia was the principal popular assembly of citizens in Classical Athens that exercised direct democratic control over laws, foreign policy, and major state decisions.
Aliases (1)
- Ekklesia ×3
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian political institution
→
democratic assembly → popular assembly → |
| agendaPreparedBy |
Boule
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| authorizes |
public expenditures
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| composedOf |
male Athenian citizens
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| convenesFor |
debate on proposals
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| country |
Ancient Greece
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| decidesOn |
alliances
→
citizenship grants → military expeditions → ostracism → |
| decisionRule |
majority vote
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| developedFrom |
earlier Homeric and archaic assemblies
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| elects |
certain magistrates
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| excludes |
resident foreigners (metics)
→
slaves → women → |
| exercisedPowerOver |
foreign policy
→
lawmaking → major state decisions → war and peace decisions → |
| governs |
Athenian polis
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| greekName |
ἐκκλησία
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| hasPoliticalSystem |
direct democracy
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| historicalPrecursorOf |
modern parliamentary assemblies
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| influenced |
concept of popular sovereignty
→
later Greek city-state assemblies → |
| literalMeaning |
assembly
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| locatedIn |
Classical Athens
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| meetingFrequency |
about 40 times per year
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| meetsAt |
Pnyx hill
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| minimumAgeForParticipation |
18 years
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| originatesFrom |
Athenian reforms of Cleisthenes
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| oversees |
magistrates’ conduct
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| partOf |
Athenian democracy
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| presidedOverBy |
prytaneis
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| quorumRequirement |
6000 citizens (for some decisions)
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| ratifies |
decrees (psephismata)
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| relatedTo |
Boule
→
Heliaia → |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
→
5th century BCE → |
| typeOfParticipation |
direct participation of citizens
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| usedLanguage |
Ancient Greek
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| votingMethod |
secret ballot (in some procedures)
→
show of hands → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Athenian democracy
("Ekklesia")
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hasLegislativeBody |
|
Classical Athens
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legislativeBody |
|
Boule
("Ekklesia")
→
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relatedTo |
|
Boule
("Ekklesia")
→
|
subordinateTo |