The male citizens met in assembly every couple of weeks and passed laws and other direction including peace and war. he council implemented these decisions between meetings.
Yes Democrarcy did start in Athens. The word Democracy comes from the greek words meaning "rule of the people." But greek city-states didn't start as democracies, not all became democratic
they helped each other
they helped each other
Ancient Greece
Democacy all the way
The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.The Greek city/colony of Cumae ruled Pompeii.
Our chronology does not apply to the Greek mythology.
A type of democacy in which the citizens delegate authoriy to elect representatives.
Byzantium was the Greek city that Constantinople was built on.
Greek is a language and an ethnicity. Greece is a modern country. There is no city called Greek or Greece.
city : πόλη (poli)
The Greek concept of 'polis' is a "city state".The word is untranslated when incorporated into English words such as metropolis. The English word 'Metropolis' is from the same Greek word, which, in Greek, means 'parent state', but the usage in English is quite different from the Greek meaning of metropolisTherefore 'city-state' would be the direct equivalent of polis. However, there are very few city-states today, and it would be best to check if you wish to apply 'polis' (city-state) status to any modern city, state or country.For more information, see Related links below this box.