Ephialtes
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Ephialtes was a 5th-century BCE Athenian statesman known for his democratic reforms that curtailed the power of the aristocratic Areopagus council and strengthened the authority of the popular assembly.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ephialtes in 300 | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian statesman
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human ⓘ reformer ⓘ |
| activeIn | Athenian politics ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
curtail aristocratic influence
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enhance popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pericles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathManner | murdered ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early phase of Athenian radical democracy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
democratic reforms in Athens
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limiting the powers of the Areopagus ⓘ reforms of the Athenian constitution ⓘ strengthening the Athenian popular assembly (ekklesia) ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | key architect of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Pericles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponents | Athenian aristocratic faction ⓘ |
| opposedInstitution | Areopagus council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | democracy ⓘ |
| reformType |
constitutional reform
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judicial reform ⓘ political reform ⓘ |
| removedPowersFrom | Areopagus council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Aristotle’s Politics
NERFINISHED
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Plutarch’s Lives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthenedInstitution |
Athenian law courts (dikasteria)
NERFINISHED
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Athenian popular assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| transferredPowersTo |
people’s courts
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popular assembly ⓘ |
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Ephialtes in 300