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1. Athenian Polites

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   Political Participation (Isonomia)
   The defining right was isonomia (equality before the law) and the ability to participate directly in the Ekklesia (Assembly)/). Only a polites (citizen)/) could cast a vote, speak before the Assembly, or serve on a jury (dikasterion). Furthermore, only citizens were eligible for selection (usually by lot) to hold public office (archai), with the notable exception o…

2. Pericles

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   Pericles was born into a wealthy and politically connected family. His mother, Agariste, was a niece of the reformer Cleisthenes, linking Pericles directly to the foundational families of Athenian democracy [^4]. His early education supposedly included tutelage under the philosopher Zeno of Elea, though reliable documentation of this is scarce. More certainly, he absorbed the intellectual climate fostered by Sophocles and Anaxagoras.
   Pericles first rose to promine…