a village, Cleisthenes divided Attica in to 140 units called Demes
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Ekklesia
assembly of adult male citizens
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ephor
spartan magistrates, 5 elected annually
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eunomia
good order
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genos
a clan, group of families
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gerousia
council of 28 elders including the two kings
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hegemon
a leader or commander
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helots
a spartan serf
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Hippies
the second of Solons four propertied classes in Athens. Cavalry class
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Homoioi
Full Spartan citizens
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hoplite
heavily armed infantryman
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isonomia
equality of rights
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Lakedaimon
Sparta, the spartans were known as the Lakedaimonians
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liturgy
public duty imposed on wealthy citizens such as financing a dramatic chorus
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mediate
to support or collaborate with the persians (medes)
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metic
an immigrant or foreign resident
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neodameis
new citizens of sparta, enfranchised helots
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oikistes
the founder of a colony
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oikos
a household
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perioikoi
neighbours, peoples subject to Sparta in the peloponnese
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photos
tribute contribution. E.g. to athens from the delian league
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phratry
a brotherhood with social and religious associations
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phyla
a tribe, Cleisthenes organised the Athenians in to 10 tribes (phylai)
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polemarch
a war leader, one of the archons in athens
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polis
a city state
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politia
constitution
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poletai
athenian financial officials
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pythia
the priestess at delphi
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satrap
a persian governer
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strategies
a general
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syssitia
public messes at sparta
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theory
sacred envoys
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theses
the lowest of solons 4 propertied class
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the thirty
the oligarchs who ruled Athens from 404/403BC
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triremes
a warship with 170 rowers
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zeugitai
the third of solons 4 propertied classes
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areopagus
arliest aristocratic council of ancient Athens. The name was taken from the Areopagus (“Ares' Hill”), a low hill northwest of the Acropolis, which was its meeting place.
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tritty
were population divisions in ancient Attica, established by the reforms of Cleisthenes in 508 BC. The name means "third."
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asty
Asty is the Greek word for the city proper, the core of the polis.
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dikasterion
“court of law,” rivaled the popular assembly of democratic Athens in importance and power.
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