Elean democracy (Classical period)
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Elean democracy (Classical period) was the citizen-based political system of the ancient Greek city-state of Elis during the Classical era, characterized by popular assemblies and local self-governance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek democracy
ⓘ
form of government ⓘ political system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | citizenship ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Classical Greek poleis democracies ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
local self-governance
ⓘ
popular assembly ⓘ rule by citizens ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | oligarchic constitutions in other poleis ⓘ |
| excludes |
resident foreigners from citizenship
ⓘ
slaves from citizenship ⓘ women from citizenship ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | polis-level government ⓘ |
| governed | territory of Elis ⓘ |
| governmentOf | city-state of Elis ⓘ |
| hasBody | citizen assembly of Elis ⓘ |
| hasDecisionScope |
domestic policy of Elis
ⓘ
foreign policy of Elis ⓘ religious administration related to Olympia ⓘ |
| hasElectoralElement | selection of officials by citizens ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
collective deliberation
ⓘ
magistrates accountable to citizens ⓘ participation of male citizens ⓘ political decision-making in assembly ⓘ voting in assembly ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasLegalFramework | Elean civic laws ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
collective decision-making
ⓘ
self-governance by citizens ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInstitution |
assembly of citizens
ⓘ
local councils ⓘ magistracies ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Classical Greek political history ⓘ |
| influencedBy | wider Greek democratic practices ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek polis system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eleans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesFeaturesWith | Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| temporalExtent |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ Classical period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Elis