Ancient History to the Death of Charlemagne
Ancient History to the Death of Charlemagne
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Ten of these denies not adjacent, but scattered as widely as possible so as to include the various local interests com- posed a " tribe, " or ward ; and these artificial tribes replaced the old blood tribes in the Assembly. By this arrangement, a clan whose members now made parts, perhaps, of several " tribes " could no longer act politically as a unit. Thus the influence of the clan chiefs declined, and other citizens were more likely to be chosen to office. Shore and Mountain, too, no longer ...had distinct rallying points. This one device cut away the fulcrum of both family and local faction and also of aristocratic power. It helped likewise to solve the more difficult problem of admitting the non-citizen class ( 136).
136. The State Enlarged. When all old associations were being broken up and all citizens were being distributed in the new demes, it was comparatively easy for Cleisthenes to accomplish this other great reform and to enroll also the non- citizen class. Thus the metics (stranger-sojourners), of that day became citizens ; and fresh, progressive, democratic influ- ences were again incorporated into Athenian life.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Ten of these denies not adjacent, but scattered as widely as possible so as to include the various local interests com- posed a " tribe, " or ward ; and these artificial tribes replaced the old blood tribes in the Assembly. By this arrangement, a clan whose members now made parts, perhaps, of several " tribes " could no longer act politically as a unit. Thus the influence of the clan chiefs declined, and other citizens were more likely to be chosen to office. Shore and Mountain, too, no longer ...had distinct rallying points. This one device cut away the fulcrum of both family and local faction and also of aristocratic power. It helped likewise to solve the more difficult problem of admitting the non-citizen class ( 136).
136. The State Enlarged. When all old associations were being broken up and all citizens were being distributed in the new demes, it was comparatively easy for Cleisthenes to accomplish this other great reform and to enroll also the non- citizen class. Thus the metics (stranger-sojourners), of that day became citizens ; and fresh, progressive, democratic influ- ences were again incorporated into Athenian life.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Willis M Willis Mason West to read onlineMoreLess
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