Boule (Council of 500)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
Athenian council
gptkbp:category gptkb:Athenian_democracy
Ancient Greek institutions
gptkbp:composition 50 members from each of the 10 tribes
gptkbp:country Ancient Greece
gptkbp:criteria chosen by lot
gptkbp:dissolved 322 BC
gptkbp:established c. 507 BC
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Cleisthenes
gptkbp:function administration of daily government
preparing business for the Assembly
supervising government officials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boule (Council of 500)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:meetingPlace cathedral
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 500
gptkbp:oversees magistrates
military affairs
public finances
naval affairs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Athenian_democracy
gptkb:Ecclesia_(Assembly)
gptkbp:replacedBy Boule of 400
gptkbp:termLength one year
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Assembly_(Ekklesia)
gptkb:Athenian_tribes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7