What measures has Pericles innovated for democracy?

(1) Deprive the Parliament of the God of War Mountain of its political power 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.

(2) Officials 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.

(3) 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.

(4) Limit the scope of obtaining Athenian citizenship. 45 1 year stipulates that only those whose parents are citizens of Athens can obtain Athenian citizenship.

Thanks to Pericles's painstaking efforts, the slave-owner democracy in Athens became more and more complete. References:

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