2. The citizens' assembly, the 500-member parliament and the people's court are full manifestations of democracy.
Perikles (Greek: π ε ρ ι κ λ? Perikles (about 495-429 BC) was an outstanding representative of slavery democracy in ancient Greece and one of the famous politicians in the ancient world. Pericles devoted his life to managing slavery, democracy and expanding the power of Athens. He promoted the economic, political, military and cultural prosperity of slavery in Athens and occupied a more important position in history. The pan-Greek cause he advocated and the activities of establishing Athenian hegemony were blackmail and oppression to the allies, but they were also conducive to the economic development and political unity of the Greek world. However, at that time, the historical conditions for realizing the political unification of the Greek world were not yet mature, and it was difficult to complete the great cause of reunification by taking Athens as the strength of the polis and maintaining the original polis system. After his death, Athens lost its strong leadership. After a long and repeated contest, it was finally defeated by the joint forces of Sparta and Persia.
Pericles represented the interests of the industrial and commercial slave owners and the lower-middle class freemen in Athens, especially the interests of the fourth-class citizens such as sailors and helpers. His domestic policy focuses on strengthening democratic politics. Since the reform in 462 BC, the Athens Citizens' Congress, under the impetus of Pericles, has gradually adopted a series of laws and measures, mainly in four aspects:
Deprive of power
Deprive the political power of the God of War Hill Council and make it belong to the citizens' assembly, the 500-member assembly and the jury court respectively. Since then, the God of War Mountain Committee has only tried cases and affairs of a religious nature. The citizens' assembly, the jury court and the 500-member meeting got rid of the shackles of the parliament of the God of War Mountain and completely became the highest authority and executive body in Athens.
An open official position
Official positions at all levels are open to the public. After In 457 Bc, citizens of the third rank were eligible to serve as consuls, while citizens of the fourth rank were actually allowed to hold this position. As a result, all male citizens in Athens basically obtained the rights and opportunities to hold official positions at all levels through lottery, election and rotation, and there was no property restriction.
Public wage system
Implement an open salary system. At first, the state subsidized the daily life of jury judges, and the post-salary system was extended to most public offices, which provided a certain material guarantee for poor citizens to participate in political power management.
Limit the scope of identity
Limit the scope of obtaining Athenian citizenship. In 45 1 year BC, it was stipulated that only those whose parents were citizens of Athens could obtain Athenian citizenship.
Thanks to Pericles's painstaking efforts, the slave-owner democracy in Athens became more and more complete.
external action
fundamental principle
Pericles's foreign policy is based on expanding Athens' power and interests, trying to establish Athens' land and sea superiority and hegemony in the Greek world by taking the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta as the enemy on the basis of strengthening its control over Tyrol League.