The Athenian polis means the city of Athens. It also means the males that were allowed to vote. Women and slaves were not allowed any rights.
Solon was appointed to counter the friction, and threat of revolution, between upper and lower classes mainly over debt slavery. He solved this problem, but it had little to do with democracy which is the people at large controlling government. That did not happen for another 90 year under the active leadership of Cleisthenes in 507 BCE who brought in an assembly where landowners, big and small, passed legislation.
The Peloponnesian War, fought between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BCE, ultimately led to the demise of the Athenian polis. The protracted conflict drained Athenian resources, weakened its military, and resulted in significant loss of population and morale. Following its defeat, Athens lost its empire and influence, leading to a decline in its political power and a shift in the balance of power in ancient Greece.
In Ancient Greece, a member of the polis who was not a slave or a resident alien would be a citizen. It should be noted, however, that privileges and responsibilities of citizens varied from city-state to city-state; for example, in Classical Athens only citizen-males of a particular rank were allowed to vote and to hold public office.
Fight to protect the polis.
The Athenian polis means the city of Athens. It also means the males that were allowed to vote. Women and slaves were not allowed any rights.
Solon
citizen
Solon was appointed to counter the friction, and threat of revolution, between upper and lower classes mainly over debt slavery. He solved this problem, but it had little to do with democracy which is the people at large controlling government. That did not happen for another 90 year under the active leadership of Cleisthenes in 507 BCE who brought in an assembly where landowners, big and small, passed legislation.
A citizen
a citizen
A citizen.
Citizen.
During its Classical Period, the ancient Greek society of Athens was a "democratic polis" for the following reasons: The term "polis" means "city", and Athens was fundamentally a city-society (or, city-state). Furthermore, the Athenian "city" practiced a democratic form of government, limited though it might have been; that is, ultimate power rested in the hand of the citizen-body rather than in any one individual or small group of rulers.
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.
A member of a city-state or polis who was not a slave or resident alien was called a citizen. In ancient Greece, citizens were an elite group which did not include women, peasants, slaves, and resident aliens. It was a hereditary status.
Yes, otherwise called a "polis". Sparta had its own form of governance and a distinct citizen body.