for test 3 Flashcards
leitourgia
liturgy. Wealthy citizens volunteering for community
two kinds of liturgy
trierarchy and festival
Eisphora
property tax
a turning point in the construction of the greek identity
the persian wars
Phoros
cash tribute
what classes were more supportive of Athens
lower classes
how old do you have to be to serve as a member of a boule
30+
first Athenian law
law of Drakon on homicide
dikastai
jurors
dike
lawsuit brought by victim or legal representitive
graphe
public suit, can be brought
by any adult male citizen in good
standing
graphe paranomon
Public indictment against those who
made illegal proposals in the assembly
Types of Legal Procedure
how many jurors per jury
201 to 2501
Trierarch
Captain of a state war ship
what did festival liturgies do
Selection, financing and
training of teams. and Khoregia (production of a chorus)
Sitophulakes
grain inspectors
hegemon
leader
zeugitai
lower income classes of Athens
how many men in a boule
120
what caused the end of the Delian League
The Spartan victory in the Peloponnesian
War
ta sphagia
blood-sacrifice (done in battle in front of enemies)
hoplitai
hoplites (comes from their large round shield)
primary weapon
spear
secondary weapon
cut-and-thrust sword or single-edged sword
phalanx
order formation of hoplites
othismos
the shove, pushing with shield