The assembly was large
The assembly was large
The Ancient Athens Government was structured by the council of 500 people, the Assembly and finally the court. I hope that this information will help you.
Athens' council was tasked with carrying out the decisions of the citizens assembly between the Assembly's fortnightly meetings. It also dealt with daily problems, with 50 of the Council members on duty each day to handle problems 24/7.
In Athens the citizens met in fortnightly assembly and made decisions which the Council implemented between meetings. In the Us, the citizens elect congressmen, who meet in Washington, and follow partly lines which do not necessarily reflect the wishes of the citizens who elected them.
This changed over the centuries. Sparta was ruled by two kings, a council. and an assembly Athens was ruled first by a king, then an aristocracy, then by a tyrant, then by an assembly of the people. Persia was ruled by a king and his council.
They developed it from a limited democracy of landowners to an assembly ofall the male citizens - we call this a radical democracy. The assembly of the people met fortnightly and the council put problems before them to decide on. The council carried out the assembly's decisions and administered the state between meetings.
Aspasia, (470-410 B.C.), the mistress of Pericles, ruler of Athens
The council of 500, the assembly, and the courts. They did not have the senate! Source was Wikipedia :)
In the Golden Age of Athens, government was exercised by the citizens (adult males) in fortnightly assembly. The Council implemented the decisions of the Assembly between meetings.
It was a limited democracy - the assembly was available to landowners, large and small. They voted in assembly and the council implemented their decisions.
Cleisthenes introduced an Assembly in Athens in 507 BCE, where members of an assembly voted on matters put before them by the Council.
Cleisthenes introduced an Assembly in Athens in 507 BCE, where members of an assembly voted on matters put before them by the Council.