Athenian court

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The Athenian court was an ancient Greek judicial institution in Athens where citizens gathered to hear legal cases and administer justice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek judicial institution
court of law
appliesToJurisdiction Athenian polis
associatedWithProfession logographer
basedOnPrinciple citizen participation
direct democracy
popular sovereignty
composition large citizen juries
country ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
decisionRule majority vote
documentedInSource speeches of Aeschines
speeches of Demosthenes
speeches of Lysias
works of Aristotle
works of Plato
linked to: writings of Plato
eligibility male Athenian citizens over 30
governedBy Athenian democracy
hasFeature litigants spoke for themselves
no professional judges
no professional lawyers
use of logographers to write speeches
hearsCaseType dike (private action)
graphe (public action)
jurySelectionDevice kleroterion
jurySelectionMethod sortition
jurySize 1001 jurors
201 jurors
501 jurors
languageOfProceedings Ancient Greek
legalSystem Athenian law
locatedIn Athens
Classical Athens
mainFunction administration of justice
civil trials
criminal trials
dispute resolution
hearing legal cases
imposition of penalties
private lawsuits
public lawsuits
review of political conduct
penaltiesInclude death penalty
exile
fines
loss of citizen rights (atimia)
relatedInstitution Areopagus
Assembly of the Athenians (Ekklesia)
Council of 500 (Boule)
Heliaia
timePeriod 4th century BCE
5th century BCE
Classical period of ancient Greece
usedBy Athenian citizens
usesObject voting tokens
votingMethod secret ballot

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Euthyphro settingLocation Athenian court
Heliaia legalSystem Athenian law
linked to: Athenian court
Trial of Socrates hasPresidingBody Athenian popular court
subject linked to: trial of Socrates
linked to: Athenian court
Athenian magistrates accountableTo Athenian courts
linked to: Athenian court
On the Crown deliveredAt Athenian law court
linked to: Athenian court
On the False Embassy legalSetting Athenian law court
linked to: Athenian court
Athenian legal and constitutional crisis relatedTo Athenian popular courts (dikasteria)
linked to: Athenian court