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Athenian Revolution, the Glossary

The Athenian Revolution (508–507 BCE) was a revolt by the people of Athens that overthrew the ruling aristocratic oligarchy, establishing the almost century-long self-governance of Athens in the form of a participatory democracy – open to all free male citizens.^[1]

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500s BC
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Achaemenid Empire

The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (𐎧𐏁𐏂), was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC.

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Acropolis

An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense.

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Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens (Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.

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Alcibiades

Alcibiades (Ἀλκιβιάδης; 450 – 404 BC) was an Athenian statesman and general.

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Alcmaeonidae

The Alcmaeonidae (Ἀλκμαιωνίδαι,; Attic: Ἀλκμεωνίδαι) or Alcmaeonids were a wealthy and powerful noble family of ancient Athens, a branch of the Neleides who claimed descent from the mythological Alcmaeon, the great-grandson of Nestor.

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Anarchy

Anarchy is a form of society without rulers.

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Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.

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Ancient Greek sculpture

The sculpture of ancient Greece is the main surviving type of fine ancient Greek art as, with the exception of painted ancient Greek pottery, almost no ancient Greek painting survives.

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Antenor

Antenor (Ἀντήνωρ, Antḗnōr; BC) was an Athenian sculptor.

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Archon

Archon (árchōn, plural: ἄρχοντες, árchontes) is a Greek word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific public office.

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Archon basileus

Archon basileus (ἄρχων βασιλεύς árchōn basileús) was a Greek title, meaning "king magistrate": the term is derived from the words archon "magistrate" and basileus "king" or "sovereign".

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Areopagite constitution

The Areopagite constitution is the modern name for a period in ancient Athens described by Aristotle in his Constitution of the Athenians. Athenian Revolution and Areopagite constitution are Athenian democracy.

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Areopagus

The Areopagus is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.

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Aristocracy

Aristocracy is a form of government that places power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocrats.

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Aristotle

Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath.

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Artaphernes

Artaphernes (Greek: Ἀρταφέρνης, Old Persian: Artafarna, from Median Rtafarnah), was influential circa 513–492 BC and was a brother of the Achaemenid king of Persia, Darius I. He was appointed satrap of Lydia from the capital of Sardis, and was a Persian general.

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Athena

Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva.

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Athenian coup of 411 BC

The Athenian coup of 411 BC was the result of a revolution that took place during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. Athenian Revolution and Athenian coup of 411 BC are government of ancient Athens.

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Athenian democracy

Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica. Athenian Revolution and Athenian democracy are government of ancient Athens.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Attica

Attica (Αττική, Ancient Greek Attikḗ or, or), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and the core city of the metropolitan area, as well as its surrounding suburban cities and towns.

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Boule (ancient Greece)

In cities of ancient Greece, the boule (βουλή;: boulai, βουλαί) was a council (βουλευταί, bouleutai) appointed to run daily affairs of the city. Athenian Revolution and boule (ancient Greece) are Athenian democracy.

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Bronze sculpture

Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze".

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Cimon

Cimon or Kimon (Kimōn Miltiadou Lakiadēs; – 450BC) was an Athenian strategos (general and admiral) and politician.

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Classical Athens

The city of Athens (Ἀθῆναι, Athênai a.tʰɛ̂ː.nai̯; Modern Greek: Αθήναι, Athine or, more commonly and in singular, Αθήνα, Athina) during the classical period of ancient Greece (480–323 BC) was the major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League.

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Cleisthenes

Cleisthenes (Κλεισθένης), or Clisthenes, was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC. Athenian Revolution and Cleisthenes are Athenian democracy.

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Cleomenes I

Cleomenes I (Greek Κλεομένης; died c. 490 BC) was Agiad King of Sparta from c. 524 to c. 490 BC.

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Code of law

A code of law, also called a law code or legal code, is a systematic collection of statutes.

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Court

A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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Cylon of Athens

Cylon, (Greek: Κύλων Kylon) sometimes referred to as Kylon, was an Athenian of the archaic period in ancient Greece, primarily known for the events of the Cylonian Affair, an attempted seizure of power in the city. Athenian Revolution and Cylon of Athens are government of ancient Athens.

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Darius the Great

Darius I (𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁; Δαρεῖος; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE.

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Demaratus

Demaratus (Greek: Δημάρατος, Demaratos; Doric: Δαμάρατος, Damaratos) was a king of Sparta from around 515 BC to 491 BC.

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Deme

In Ancient Greece, a deme or (δῆμος, plural: demoi, δήμοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states.

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Democracy in Europe

Democracy in Europe can be comparatively assessed according to various definitions of democracy.

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Demonym

A demonym or gentilic is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place.

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Draco (lawgiver)

Draco (Δράκων, Drakōn; fl. c. 625-600 BC), also called Drako or Drakon, was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. Athenian Revolution and Draco (lawgiver) are government of ancient Athens.

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Earth and water

In the writings of the Ancient Greek chronicler Herodotus, the phrase earth and water (γῆ καί ὕδωρ – ge kai hydor, آب و زمین) is used to represent the demand by the Persian Empire of formal tribute from the cities or people who surrendered to them.

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Ecclesia (ancient Greece)

The ecclesia or ekklesia (ἐκκλησία) was the assembly of the citizens in city-states of ancient Greece. Athenian Revolution and ecclesia (ancient Greece) are Athenian democracy.

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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Ephialtes

Ephialtes (Ἐφιάλτης, Ephialtēs) was an ancient Athenian politician and an early leader of the democratic movement there.

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Eponymous archon

In ancient Greece the chief magistrate in various Greek city states was called eponymous archon (ἐπώνυμος ἄρχων, epōnymos archōn).

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Eupatridae

The Eupatridae (literally "good fathered", i.e. "offspring of noble fathers" or "the well-born") were the ancient nobility of the Greek region of Attica.

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Genos

In ancient Greece, a genos (Greek: γένος, "race, stock, kin", plural γένη genē) was a social group claiming common descent, referred to by a single name (see also Sanskrit "Gana").

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Gongylos

Gongylos (Γογγύλος), from Eretria in Euboea, was a 5th-century BCE Greek statesman who served as an intermediary between the Spartans and Xerxes I of the Achaemenid Empire, and was a supporter of the latter.

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Greek love

Greek love is a term originally used by classicists to describe the primarily homoerotic customs, practices, and attitudes of the ancient Greeks.

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Harmodius and Aristogeiton

Harmodius (Greek: Ἁρμόδιος, Harmódios) and Aristogeiton (Ἀριστογείτων, Aristogeíton; both died 514 BC) were two lovers in Classical Athens who became known as the Tyrannicides (τυραννόκτονοι, tyrannoktonoi) for their assassination of Hipparchus, the brother of the tyrant Hippias, for which they were executed.

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Harmodius and Aristogeiton (sculpture)

A sculptural pairing of the tyrannicides Harmodius and Aristogeiton (Harmodios, Aristogeitōn) was well known in the ancient world in two major versions but survives only in Roman marble copies.

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Hipparchus (brother of Hippias)

Hipparchus (Ἵππαρχος||; died 514 BC) was a member of the ruling class of Athens and one of the sons of Pisistratus.

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Hippias (tyrant)

Hippias (Ἱππίας||; 490 BC) was the last tyrant of Athens, ruling from 527 to 510 BC.

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History of democracy

A democracy is a political system, or a system of decision-making within an institution, organization, or state, in which members have a share of power.

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Ionian Revolt

The Ionian Revolt, and associated revolts in Aeolis, Doris, Cyprus and Caria, were military rebellions by several Greek regions of Asia Minor against Persian rule, lasting from 499 BC to 493 BC.

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Isagoras

Isagoras (Ἰσαγόρας), son of Tisander, was an Athenian aristocrat in the late 6th century BC.

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List of kings of Athens

Before the Athenian democracy, the tyrants, and the Archons, the city-state of Athens was ruled by kings.

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Magistrate

The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law.

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Megacles

Megacles or Megakles (Μεγακλῆς) was the name of several notable men of ancient Athens, as well as an officer of Pyrrhus of Epirus.

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Megara

Megara (Μέγαρα) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece.

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Nobility

Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy.

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Oligarchy

Oligarchy is a conceptual form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.

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Oral law

An oral law is a code of conduct in use in a given culture, religion or community application, by which a body of rules of human behaviour is transmitted by oral tradition and effectively respected, or the single rule that is orally transmitted.

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Oskar Seyffert (classical scholar)

Oskar Seyffert (23 January 1841, in Crossen an der Oder – 1 July 1906, in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe) was a German classical philologist.

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Ostracism

Ostracism (ὀστρακισμός, ostrakismos) was an Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. Athenian Revolution and Ostracism are Athenian democracy.

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Participatory democracy

Participatory democracy, participant democracy, participative democracy, or semi-direct democracy is a form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives, rather than through elected representatives.

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Patronymic

A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor.

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PBS

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.

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Pericles

Pericles (Περικλῆς; – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens. Athenian Revolution and Pericles are Athenian democracy.

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Pisistratus

Pisistratus (also spelled Peisistratus or Peisistratos; Πεισίστρατος; – 527 BC) was a politician in ancient Athens, ruling as tyrant in the late 560s, the early 550s and from 546 BC until his death.

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Polemarch

A polemarch (from, polemarchos) was a senior military title in various ancient Greek city states (poleis).

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Populism

Populism is a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group with "the elite".

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Sicilian Expedition

The Sicilian Expedition was an Athenian military expedition to Sicily, which took place from 415–413 BC during the Peloponnesian War between Athens on one side and Sparta, Syracuse and Corinth on the other.

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A social class or social stratum is a grouping of people into a set of hierarchical social categories, the most common being the working class, middle class, and upper class.

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Solon

Solon (Σόλων; BC) was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet.

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Solonian constitution

The Solonian constitution was created by Solon in the early 6th century BC. Athenian Revolution and Solonian constitution are government of ancient Athens.

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Sortition

In governance, sortition (also known as selection by lottery, selection by lot, allotment, demarchy, stochocracy, aleatoric democracy, democratic lottery, and lottocracy) is the selection of public officials or jurors using a random representative sample.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_Revolution

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500s BC

6th century BC in Greece

Athenian democracy

Government of ancient Athens

History of Athens

Reform in Greece

Revolutions

References