A polis, or a Greek city-state. had it's own political system and military. Each Greek polis was organized differently. The most popular example of a polis was Athens. The Athenian people elected a leader called an Archon to be the political leader. Athenian men formed an Assembly which was a type of court. The city was centered around the agora, which was a market place and civic center.
Citizens were expected to participate in government and defend the polis. Polis did not do so because they were denied the chance to do so.
The polis/ kingdom that was famous in ancient Greece for its army organization and training was Sparta.
The negative side of strong loyalty of citizens in their mostly had to do with constant warfare. Polis had a tendency to antagonize and attack other polis, sometimes whole city states would be destroyed as in the case of Plataea and Sybaris.
A Polis.
The citizens
The government of the polis ruled a wide area that included not only the city but its surrounding villages and countryside as well
Polis doesn't have any wors stems! polis is actually a word stem itself polis means city. for example police has polis in it as a word stem!
Polis polis potatismos - 1993 V is rated/received certificates of: Sweden:15
Jared Polis's birth name is Jared Polis Schutz.
Michael Polis's birth name is Michael R. Polis.
Citizens were expected to participate in government and defend the polis. Polis did not do so because they were denied the chance to do so.
A: The polis
Fight to protect the polis.
Polis Massa.
it's Polis because there was no Greek word for city
Hellenistic polis varied greatly from the original greek polis. I would suggest checking out UNC website. There is a link to it below.
Polis is the name of an ancient Greek city. An example sentence would be: Polis was very cold at night.