Athenian aristocracy
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The Athenian aristocracy was the powerful landowning elite of ancient Athens that dominated its early political, social, and economic life before the rise of broader democratic institutions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocracy
ⓘ
elite group ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| associatedWithReform |
Cleisthenes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Draco NERFINISHED ⓘ Solon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitedFrom | debt bondage system ⓘ |
| challengedBy |
Athenian democracy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
broader citizen body ⓘ |
| controlledResource |
agricultural land in Attica
ⓘ
rural population of Attica ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
sponsorship of drama
ⓘ
sponsorship of festivals ⓘ sponsorship of public works ⓘ |
| declineCause |
democratic reforms
ⓘ
rise of popular assemblies ⓘ |
| dominatedInstitution |
Areopagus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archonship ⓘ early Athenian council ⓘ |
| exercisedPowerThrough |
client relationships
ⓘ
control of law courts ⓘ control of magistracies ⓘ patronage ⓘ |
| heldPowerIn |
economy of Athens
ⓘ
politics of Athens ⓘ religious life of Athens ⓘ social life of Athens ⓘ |
| includedGroup | Eupatridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Athenian constitutional development
ⓘ
Athenian legal reforms ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Homeric aristocratic ideals ⓘ |
| limitedAccessTo |
citizenship privileges
ⓘ
legal rights ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens
ⓘ
Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ |
| persistedAfter | introduction of democracy ⓘ |
| politicalOppositionTo | radical democracy ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
large estate holders
ⓘ
wealthy landowners ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
cult leadership
ⓘ
priesthoods ⓘ |
| retainedPowerIn | Areopagus after reforms ⓘ |
| socialBasis |
birth
ⓘ
hereditary status ⓘ landownership ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Seisachtheia