Assembly (Ekklesia)

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Greek political body
Athenian institution
gptkbp:activePeriod 5th century BCE to 4th century BCE
gptkbp:category gptkb:Direct_democracy
Ancient Greek government
gptkbp:dissolved 322 BCE
gptkbp:eligibility free adult male citizens
gptkbp:etymology from Greek 'ek-kalein' (to call out)
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:women
slaves
metics (resident foreigners)
gptkbp:function principal assembly of democracy in ancient Athens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Assembly (Ekklesia)
gptkbp:influenced modern parliamentary systems
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:location gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:meetingFrequency about 40 times per year
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Pnyx_hill
gptkbp:members male citizens of Athens
gptkbp:notableReform gptkb:Cleisthenes
Pericles
gptkbp:powers gptkb:legislation
gptkb:military
ostracism
election of officials
war declaration
gptkbp:quorum 6,000 citizens
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Areopagus
gptkb:Boule_(Council_of_500)
gptkb:Athenian_democracy
gptkbp:restored 307 BCE
gptkbp:votingSystem show of hands
gptkbp:英文名 gptkb:ἐκκλησία
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Athens_(historically)
gptkb:Ephialtes'_reforms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6