thesmothetai
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Thesmothetai were a group of Athenian judicial officials who helped oversee the administration of laws and the functioning of the courts in classical Athens.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian magistrates
ⓘ
judicial officials ⓘ public office in classical Athens ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
Archaic Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveBody | board of six thesmothetai ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
assign cases to appropriate courts
ⓘ
ensure consistency between new decrees and existing laws ⓘ oversee administration of laws ⓘ prepare cases for trial ⓘ preside over certain dikasteria (people’s courts) ⓘ propose legal reforms or clarifications ⓘ receive and register legal accusations ⓘ record and preserve laws (thesmoi) ⓘ supervise functioning of courts ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Athenian male citizens
ⓘ
property-qualified classes in earlier periods ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "thesmos" (law, ordinance) and "tithēmi" (to set) meaning "setters of laws" ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
contributed to development of Athenian rule of law
ⓘ
helped institutionalize written law in Athens ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
a wide range of public and private suits
ⓘ
procedural aspects of trials ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| location | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | college of nine archons ⓘ |
| numberOfOffices | six ⓘ |
| officeHoldersTitle | thesmothetēs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Athenian archonship
ⓘ
Athenian democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Athenian legal system ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
Areopagus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heliaia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
archon basileus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archon eponymos NERFINISHED ⓘ king archon ⓘ polemarch ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | sortition from eligible citizens (classical period) ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
Athenian private law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athenian public law ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
archon basileus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archon eponymos ⓘ polemarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | one year ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Athenian boule
NERFINISHED
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Athenian dikasteria ⓘ Athenian ekklesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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