The full-time government of ancient Athens is known as a democracy, specifically a direct democracy. This system allowed citizens, who were free male Athenians, to participate directly in decision-making through assemblies and councils. Key institutions included the Assembly (Ekklesia) and the Council of Five Hundred (Boule), which facilitated the governance of the city-state. This unique political structure distinguished Athens as a pioneering model of democratic governance in the ancient world.
Did the people of ancient Athens have a full democracy
no they didnt, the athens were very poor
To be a citizen of Ancient Athens you had to be a full grown man that was born in Athens.
300 members of the population were chosen at random from the citizen's list( there were approximately 6000 full citizens at any given time in Athens
Solon = Σόλωνας (Greek) ,Σόλων (Ancient Greek)
Cleisthenes grant full rights to all free men of Athens.
Pericles' full name was Pericles, son of Xanthippus. He was an ancient Greek statesman and a general in Athens. He was born around 495 BC and died in 429 BC.
Sparta full-time. Athens part-time.
In ancient Athens, full political rights were granted exclusively to male citizens who were born to Athenian parents. These citizens could participate in the assembly, hold public office, and engage in the political life of the city-state. Women, slaves, and foreign residents (metics) were excluded from these rights and could not participate in the democratic processes of Athens.
Volumes could and have been written about this issue. I will only mention one thing, Athens was the cradle of democracy while Sparta was known for its strict military rule. Democracy spread from Greece to other countries but it took the whole of the middle ages to pass before the ancient ideas were actually implemented in full, although the establishment of parliament for example in England can be traced back to Greece in ancient times. Read all about this in history books of ancient Greece.
Socrates' full name was Socrates of Athens.
Socrates' full name was Socrates of Athens.