women and power

Question 1

roles of each magistrate

Answer 1

quaestor-20-managed romes finances
aedile-4-oversaw public services
praetor-8-ran law courts
consul-2-co-heads of state in charge of the military & political relations with other states and passed laws

Question 2

who were the boule

Answer 2

council of 500 citizens
handled urgent business
50 men chosen at random from each of the ten tribes of athens
citizen could not volunteer or refuse to serve
citizen can only hold the position twice in their lifetime

Question 3

who were the senior archon

Answer 3

every year 10 archons were chosen randomly
acted as judges and each had responsibility for an important aspect of athenian life
senior archon for the year acted as head of state and the president of the Assembly
state slaves also maintained order in the Assembly

Question 4

what were state slaves in athens called

Answer 4

scythian archers