Heliaia
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Heliaia was the principal popular court of Classical Athens, composed of large citizen juries that handled most legal cases and played a key role in the city’s democratic system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heliaia canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian institution
ⓘ
court of law ⓘ popular court ⓘ |
| ageRequirement | over 30 years old ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Athenian citizens
ⓘ
Athenian metics ⓘ |
| composedOf |
citizen jurors
ⓘ
large juries ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| decidesOn |
guilt or liability
ⓘ
penalties and fines ⓘ |
| eligibility | adult male citizens ⓘ |
| employs |
jury voting
ⓘ
majority decision ⓘ secret ballot ⓘ simple majority rule ⓘ |
| governanceType | direct citizen participation ⓘ |
| governedBy | Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| governingBody | Athenian jurors ⓘ |
| handles |
graphe paranomon
ⓘ
most legal cases in Classical Athens ⓘ political trials ⓘ private suits ⓘ public suits ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of disputes
ⓘ
enforcement of public accountability ⓘ review of decrees and proposals ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Ἡλιαία ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJurors |
large panels often in the hundreds
ⓘ
panels could reach 501 or more jurors ⓘ |
| hasRole |
check on the Athenian Assembly
ⓘ
judicial branch of Athenian democracy ⓘ key institution of Athenian democracy ⓘ protector of citizens’ rights ⓘ protector of laws ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Athenian court
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian law
|
| locatedIn | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| memberOf | Athenian legal system ⓘ |
| partOf | Athenian polis institutions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Areopagus
ⓘ
Athenian Assembly (Ekklesia) ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Assembly
dikasteria ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | lottery from citizen body ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | magistrates ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ Classical period of Athens ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.