The Young American: Or Book of Government and Law; Showing Their History, Nature and Necessity. For the Use of Schools. Fourth Edition |
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Page 84
... was carried on by the nine archons , by a senate of 500 , and by assemblies of the people . The persons appointed to the office of archon , were elected from the principal citizens by lot . After 84 GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS .
... was carried on by the nine archons , by a senate of 500 , and by assemblies of the people . The persons appointed to the office of archon , were elected from the principal citizens by lot . After 84 GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS .
Page 85
... senate , and the other in the forum , before the magistrates , called heliasta . They were required to show that they were descended of ancestors , who for three generations had been Athenian citizens ; to specify the tribe and district ...
... senate , and the other in the forum , before the magistrates , called heliasta . They were required to show that they were descended of ancestors , who for three generations had been Athenian citizens ; to specify the tribe and district ...
Page 87
... senate , which made their number five hundred , or fifty for each tribe . The senators were chosen by lot from the different tribes . The names of all the citizens in the tribe qualified for office were engraved on tablets of brass ...
... senate , which made their number five hundred , or fifty for each tribe . The senators were chosen by lot from the different tribes . The names of all the citizens in the tribe qualified for office were engraved on tablets of brass ...
Page 88
... senate was read , and then a herald pro- claimed : " Who above fifty years will speak ? " After the old men had given their opinion , pro- clamation was made that every citizen was at liberty to speak . The people gave their suffrages ...
... senate was read , and then a herald pro- claimed : " Who above fifty years will speak ? " After the old men had given their opinion , pro- clamation was made that every citizen was at liberty to speak . The people gave their suffrages ...
Page 98
... senate of twenty - eight old men ; five magistrates called ephori , resembling the tribunes of the people at Rome , but with more extensive powers ; assemblies of the free citizens for discussing their own peculiar interests ; and ...
... senate of twenty - eight old men ; five magistrates called ephori , resembling the tribunes of the people at Rome , but with more extensive powers ; assemblies of the free citizens for discussing their own peculiar interests ; and ...
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