Athenian Democracy

according accounts Aesch allies allowed appears Arist Aristotle assembly assessment Athenian Athens citizens cleruchs colony constitution council course courts decree democracy democratic Demosthenes doubt drachmae elected equal evidence fact fifth century figures foreign fortunes fourth century given gives hand held hoplites implies important Isaeus jury land later less lived Lysias majority means metics military minae mines motion normally obols oligarchic orators paid passage passed perhaps Pericles Persian persons political politicians poor population probably proportion proposed question received recorded rich rule says seems served slaves sometimes speaks speech suggests symmories talents thetes Thuc Thucydides trierarchic VIII vote wealth whole XXIV