Boulē
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Boulē was the principal citizen council in classical Athens responsible for preparing legislation and overseeing the day-to-day administration of the city-state’s government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boulē canonical | 1 |
| city council of Ephesus | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian institution
ⓘ
council ⓘ deliberative assembly ⓘ political institution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Council of 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Athenian polis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
citizen males over 30
ⓘ
representatives from Athenian tribes ⓘ |
| country | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ |
| governs | Athenian city-state ⓘ |
| GreekLabel | βουλή NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
auditing officials (euthynai)
ⓘ
drafting probouleumata ⓘ examining officials (dokimasia) ⓘ managing trireme fleet logistics ⓘ overseeing grain supply ⓘ receiving foreign embassies ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 500 ⓘ |
| hasOffice |
Prytaneis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
secretary of the Boulē ⓘ |
| hasRole |
implementation of decisions of the Ekklesia
ⓘ
oversight of day-to-day administration ⓘ preparation of agenda for the Ekklesia ⓘ preparation of legislation ⓘ supervision of foreign affairs ⓘ supervision of magistrates ⓘ supervision of naval affairs ⓘ supervision of public finances ⓘ supervision of public works ⓘ |
| influenced | later civic councils in Greek poleis ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Athenian law ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Bouleuterion on the Athenian Agora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfCategory |
Ancient Greek political institutions
ⓘ
Athenian democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Councils of state ⓘ |
| membersPerTribe | 50 ⓘ |
| numberOfTribalDelegations | 10 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Athenian democracy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athenian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Council of 400 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ekklesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heliaia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
lot
ⓘ
sortition ⓘ |
| termLength | one year ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical period of Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Athenian Council of 500