Athenian Democracy — key features?
Direct citizen participation in decision-making.
Athenian Democracy — definition?
Direct democracy with citizen participation.
Citizenship — Athens?
Born to citizen parents, exclusive of women and slaves.
Pericles — role?
Expanded democracy and Athens' power.
Delian League — treasury transfer?
Moved to Athens in 454 BC, signifying dominance.
Misthos — purpose?
Paid public officials to include the poor.
Dikasteria — function?
Athenian jury courts for citizens.
Citizenship — criteria?
Born to citizen parents, political rights.
Delian League — significance?
Athenian maritime alliance, later imperial tool.
Augustan Rome — foundation?
Stable empire after Augustus' reforms.
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1. What does Pericles' reform of introducing the misthos primarily signify in the context of Athenian democracy?
2. Who was the influential Athenian statesman known for expanding democracy and serving as strategos 15 times in the 5th century BC?
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