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What steps did Cleithenes take to strengthen democracy in Athens?
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∙ 16y ago
Cleisthenes is generally attributed to be the creator of Democracy. He was an Athenian Archon (a noble) and was vying for power against a Spartan backed Athenian. In order to keep power from him, Cleisthenes appealed to the masses. Giving power to them. He organised Attica (the peninsula of Athens) into sections, called trittyes. The same number of Inland, Coastal and City 'constituencies'. Each year, by LOT (utterly random), 10 men from each 'tribe' (one tribe consisting of 10 trittyes) were selected to stand in the council, the 'Boule' (pronounced Boolay) of 500. These were ORDINARY men anyone over 18, registered in their trittyes coujld be a member for the year. For one tenth of the year, one of the tribes allotted men, were placed as 'pryterneis' on a sort of executive council, who were placed in a round building in the agora called the 'tholos'. Neither the Council nor the executive council decided on laws. This was done by show of hands on the pnyx, the hill overlooked by the acropolis. Here, 40 times a year, the Assembly, or ecclesia, would meet. The Council decided the agenda for the assembly, but that could be changed on the day. Any Athenian male over 18 could speak on whatever he pleased. If a law was put forward, the 6000 people would vote by raising their hands, the Council, overlooking, would estimate a yes or no from what they saw. Cleisthenes also introduced Ostracism, the exiling of people. If voted for at the assembly, part of the agora would be fenced off and people would throw in the names of people thy wanted exiled from Athens (only for a short period, and none of the property of the exilee would be confiscated). If there were 6000 different votes for the same name, that person was exiled.
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∙ 9y agoCleisthenes was a famous Athenian statesman. He believed in the equality of rights among all citizens, thus he introduced the system of democracy through the creation of demes or municipalities.
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∙ 9y agoHe introduced an assembly of citizens who qualified for army service. This assembly determined legislation which the council implemented.
It was not a matter of strengthening democracy - it was instituting democracy, as he had to overturn the rule of the Council on the Areopagus manned by the aristocracy, who had taken over when the tyrants had been expelled.
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∙ 8y agoHe established an assembly of the propertied citizens who decided on legislation put before them by the council. The aristocrats who had ruled by the Council of the Areopagus had their powers severely curtailed to mostly ceremonial matters.
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∙ 11y agoCleithenes created a council of 500 citizens to help the assembly carry out daily business. The council proposed laws, dealt with foreign countries, and oversaw treasury
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∙ 12y agoto fight against athens
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∙ 11y agoTo fight against the athens
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∙ 8y agoHerodotus
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At first, Solon let citizens participate in the government. Then Cleisthenes increased the power of citizens so that they can submit laws, etc. Pericles increased the number of paid officials and by paying jurors. So mainly, it begins with the citizen participating in the government, a first step into making Greece into a democracy. They emphasize that people are not subjected to a ruler, but a citizen.
