Ecclesia (Athenian Assembly)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ecclesia_(Athenian_Assembly)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:assembly_language
Athenian institution
Democratic body
gptkbp:abolished 322 BCE
gptkbp:activePeriod 6th century BCE to 4th century BCE
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ancient_Athens
gptkbp:electionMethod Show of hands
gptkbp:etymology Greek ekklesia, meaning 'assembly' or 'gathering'
gptkbp:function gptkb:legislation
Decision on war and peace
Election of officials
Oversight of magistrates
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Foundation of direct democracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ecclesia (Athenian Assembly)
gptkbp:influenced Modern parliamentary systems
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pnyx
gptkbp:meetingFrequency 40 times per year
gptkbp:membership All male citizens
gptkbp:minimum_age_for_participation 18
gptkbp:notableReform gptkb:Cleisthenes
gptkb:Solon
Pericles
gptkbp:presidedBy gptkb:Prytaneis
gptkbp:quorum 6,000
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Areopagus
gptkb:Boule
gptkb:Heliaia
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Macedonian_rule
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Areopagus_(Athenian_council)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6