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http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_navy.html The Athenian Navy With thousands of kilometers of coastline and hundreds of islands, the Greek world was likely to be dominated only by a naval power. A generation after the establishment of democracy ... Since, however, they have made this choice, I will demonstrate how well they preserve their constitution and handle the other affairs for which the rest of the Greeks criticize them. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_popular_courts.html The Popular Courts The popular courts, with juries of no fewer than 201 jurors and as many as 2,500, heard a variety of cases. The courts also had an important constitutional role in wielding ultimate ... The courts were busy places as the Athenians, not unlike present-day citizens of the United States, were an extraordinarily litigious people: They handle more public and private lawsuits and judicial investigations than the whole of the rest of mankind ("Xenophon," Constitution of the Athenians 3.2). |
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