In the confines of Athenian democracy, only the free citizens (that is, bare in mind, men who owned property) would have power to vote, largely those comprising the 10 tribes of Attica. Here’s a flow chart of how Democracy was thought to work in Athens, at least, according to Aristotle.

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Following the rise of the Archaic Polis of Athens, I would be amiss if I didn’t at least spend one post on the Classical city to talk about it a bit. The easiest way to begin talking about Athens in the Classical Period is through its architecture. It is usually even defined by it!...