The U.S. has a much broader citizenship base than Ancient Athens had. The be an Athenian, both of your parents had to be Athenian, if one of your parents were not, you were not. You had to be male; you had to have served a tour of duty in either the national guard or naval reserve, and you had to come from one of the recognized ruling aristocratic families. You did not absolutely have to own land, but most citizens did.
the women had no rights at all
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In democratic Athens, citizenship was not a birthright, it was inherited, since both parents had to be Athenian. Also citizenship could be granted by a special vote for service to the state.
All women and people whose parents were not born inside the city were denied citizenship in ancient Athens.. Different laws were replaced, changed, added and deleted as the city advanced.
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You had to be a freeborn male born in Athens from Athenian parents.
Citizens were freeborn land owning males who were 21-years-old and older, both of whose parents were Athenian. Everyone else was denied citizenship.
Only (male) citizens were allowed to have any voice in Athens' affairs and only they could act as jury and judges in legal disputes.
- Citizenship alloted many privileges to the population of Athens - Voting in direct democracy, those giving them a chance to have a saying in everything other Athenians did
All adult males who could prove their descent from an Athenian family.
Plato was born in Athens or a nearby area qualifying him for citizenship. Aristotle was born in Stageira, probably raised in Thrace, and lived most of his life in Athens.
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