HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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the jury
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the court system
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the assembly
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the boule
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ekklesia of Athens It was the popular assembly, open to all male citizens as soon as they qualified for citizenship. In 594 BC, Solon allowed all Athenian citizens to participate, regardless of class. The assembly was responsible for declaring war, military strategy and electing the strategoi and other officials.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first was the ekklesia, or Assembly, the sovereign governing body of Athens. Any member of the demos-any one of those 40, 000 adult male citizens-was welcome to attend the meetings of the ekklesia, which were held 40 times per year in a hillside auditorium west of the Acropolis called the Pnyx.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pericles (/ˈpɛrɪkliːz/; Greek: ; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens.