Polis

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Ancient_Greek_city-state
gptkbp:characteristic Autonomy
Religious center
Self-governance
Defined territory
Distinct laws
gptkbp:citizenship Restricted to free males
gptkbp:component gptkb:Acropolis
gptkb:Agora
City walls
Surrounding countryside
gptkbp:declinedAfter Roman conquest
Hellenistic era
gptkbp:etymology Greek word for 'city' or 'city-state'
gptkbp:excludes Women
Slaves
Foreigners
gptkbp:function gptkb:Urban_center
gptkb:community
gptkb:Political_entity
gptkbp:governedBy Citizens
gptkbp:governmentType Varied (democracy, oligarchy, monarchy, tyranny)
gptkbp:hasAssembly gptkb:Ekklesia_(in_some_poleis)
gptkbp:hasFestival gptkb:Olympic_Games_(Olympia)
gptkb:Panathenaic_Games_(Athens)
gptkbp:hasMagistrate gptkb:Archon_(in_some_poleis)
gptkbp:hasMilitaryHistory Citizen army
gptkbp:hasTown gptkb:Boule_(in_some_poleis)
gptkbp:influenced Roman municipium
Modern concept of city-state
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mycenaean_civilization
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Corinth
gptkb:Thebes
gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:origin Ancient Greece
gptkbp:periodOfPopularity gptkb:Archaic_Greece
gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:plural gptkb:Poleis
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:politics
Tyranny
Oligarchy
gptkbp:religion gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Political_science
Classics
Ancient history
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greek_colonization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polis