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To take it a step further, to be considered a Greek citizen, you had to be born Greek (i.e. born to FREE Greek speaking parents). Many of the city-states also had rules for slaves becoming citizens (with the exception of Sparta). In Rome, all FREE people who lived within the borders of the Empire were considered citizens, though to participate in the Senate, even as a Plebian, your parents had to be born a citizen.
When comparing the two side by side, you could say that in Greek times, a Greek was only a Greek. But in Roman times, a Greek was always a Roman, but a Roman was only Greek if he was born Greek.
-Indiriel
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It was one of nationality. A Greek was a Greek and a Roman was a Roman. The big difference was that generally a Greek was only a citizen of his city-state while the Roman citizen held citizenship throughout the empire.
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Around what feature was a Greek polis usually built?
Q: Around what feature was a Greek polis built?A: A Greek polis was usually built around a strong fortress.
What were the chief features of the polis?
The polis, or city-state had several defining factors. The polis had it's own internal government and set of laws. Each polis had it's own military. Each polis had and agora, also known as a market and civic center. Finally each polis in Greece functioned independently from the city-states.
What is the plural of polis?
poli or polies
What cultural changes marked the end of the Dark Age of Greece?
- rise of the polis. - rise of the aristocracy class. - increase in trade/shipping. - adoption of phoenician culture e.g. arts. - increase in population, as the dark ages brought about a drop in population. = all this can be found in homer's works. pretty simple.
What is the difference between a colony and a polis.?
The organization of the city. A polis controlled itself, be it through a king, despot, democracy or whatever. A colony did not, it was ruled by another city.
What is the difference between a colony and a polis?
The organization of the city. A polis controlled itself, be it through a king, despot, democracy or whatever. A colony did not, it was ruled by another city.
What is the Greek name for city state?
it's Polis because there was no Greek word for city
Around what feature was a Greek polis usually built?
Q: Around what feature was a Greek polis built?A: A Greek polis was usually built around a strong fortress.
What is the sentence for polis?
i live in indianapolis ,a greek polis is athens
3 How did the Hellenistic polis differ from the earlier Greek Polis?
Hellenistic polis varied greatly from the original greek polis. I would suggest checking out UNC website. There is a link to it below.
What is the plural form of the Greek word polis?
The plural form of the Greek word polis is poleis.
Define the concept of a polis?
Polis is the early Greek city-state.
How is a polis similar from a city-state?
Polis is a greek word for city-state.
What words originate from the Greek word Polis?
Often one finds that English words are derived from Greek words. This couldn't be farther from the truth with the Greek word Polis. The Greek word Polis is found in modern words: metropolis, Annapolis,and Minneapolis.
What is the Greek word for towns?
The Greek word for town is η πόλη(the town/city. The plural is οι πόλεις(the towns/cities). For simple words or sentences, just use Google Translate. It's much faster than waiting for an answer.
Greek for city state?
Polis
