The Young American: Or, Book of Government and Law; Showing Their History, Nature and Necessity. For the Use of Schools... |
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Page 82
... foreign woman , his child could not be enrolled among the citizens , unless by con- ferring some signal benefit on the state . This admission could only take place in an assembly of the people , and was required to be ratified in a ...
... foreign woman , his child could not be enrolled among the citizens , unless by con- ferring some signal benefit on the state . This admission could only take place in an assembly of the people , and was required to be ratified in a ...
Page 89
... foreign princes ; and the eloquence and patriotism of Demosthenes were too successfully opposed by the gold of Philip of Macedon , received by other speakers . In Athens the constitution was entirely demo- cratical , but there was ...
... foreign princes ; and the eloquence and patriotism of Demosthenes were too successfully opposed by the gold of Philip of Macedon , received by other speakers . In Athens the constitution was entirely demo- cratical , but there was ...
Page 90
... Foreign cities , by their ambassadors , might also present crowns to their meritorious citizens , after having received permission of the people . 21 CHAPTER XXIX . The Court of Areopagus . THE Court. € 90 GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS .
... Foreign cities , by their ambassadors , might also present crowns to their meritorious citizens , after having received permission of the people . 21 CHAPTER XXIX . The Court of Areopagus . THE Court. € 90 GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS .
Page 92
... Foreign states frequently referred their disputes to the ar- bitration of the Areopagus . This court usually met on the 27th , 28th and 29th day of every month , or more frequently , if urgent business required it . They sat and deter ...
... Foreign states frequently referred their disputes to the ar- bitration of the Areopagus . This court usually met on the 27th , 28th and 29th day of every month , or more frequently , if urgent business required it . They sat and deter ...
Page 99
... foreign alliances , & c . They were judges in matters of importance , and both the lives and for- tunes of the people depended on their decisions . The ephori were five in number , elected annu- ally by the citizens . They held courts ...
... foreign alliances , & c . They were judges in matters of importance , and both the lives and for- tunes of the people depended on their decisions . The ephori were five in number , elected annu- ally by the citizens . They held courts ...
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