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.
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
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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 (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.