CMS231 Athenian Litigation: Athenian law demosthenes lysias plato

Listed below is the universe of terms, persons and events that may appear on the class midterm (10/15/02). The actual midterm will consist of a much smaller (no more than 25) list of terms you must identify and or explain. I urge you to prepare for this exam by working in groups and sharing the workload.

nomothetai

Solon

Peisistratus

Kleisthenes

Ephialtes

Pericles

Peisander

Theramenes

Thirty Tyrants

deme

graphe paranomon

polis

politeia

eleutheria

metic

eisphora

liturgy

dokimasia

euthynoi

antidosis

symmonies

Aeschylus

Aristophanes

Plato

logographer

Critias

The Amnesty

Theoric Fund

erastes

eromonos

Areopagus

Boule

Ekklesia

Dikasteria

Heliaia

Archons

deme

pinakion

kleroterion

synegoroi

sykophants

matyres

prosklesis

anakrisis

diatetes

klepsydra

atimia

Lysias

Demosthenes

dikastai

hetaira

pallake

porne

probouleuma

psephismata

nomothetai

eisangelia to the people

logistai

proedroi

rhetor

Philocleon Bdelycleon Cleon

Possible essay questions:

What were the characteristic features or principles of Athenian democracy by the mid-fifth century bce. What was the institutional structure of the Athenian democracy. How and when were they created? How did the individual institutions of Athenian democracy support the principles of democracy in Athens?
How did the role of the Areopagus change throughout the history of the Athenian democracy? What were the consequences of these changes for Athenian politics and law?
What institution, the Assembly or the courts, was more important for guaranteeing the success of Athenian democracy? Why?
According to the Athenians, what was the relationship between justice and vengence?
Was Socrates impious?
Why did the demos distrust Socrates?

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CMS 231 - Bates College - Fall 2002

Litigation in Ancient Athens

nomothetai	Solon	Peisistratus	Kleisthenes
Ephialtes	Pericles	Peisander	Theramenes
Thirty Tyrants	deme	graphe paranomon	polis
politeia	eleutheria	metic	eisphora
liturgy	dokimasia	euthynoi	antidosis
symmonies	Aeschylus	Aristophanes	Plato
logographer	Critias	The Amnesty	Theoric Fund
erastes	eromonos	Areopagus	Boule
Ekklesia	Dikasteria	Heliaia	Archons
deme	pinakion	kleroterion	synegoroi
sykophants	matyres	prosklesis	anakrisis
diatetes	klepsydra	atimia	Lysias
Demosthenes	dikastai	hetaira	pallake
porne	probouleuma	psephismata	nomothetai
eisangelia to the people	logistai	proedroi	rhetor
Philocleon	Bdelycleon	Cleon