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

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Elis in the Peloponnese governedBy Elean democracy (Classical period)
subject surface form: Elis