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... council , who were treated with great honour . Indeed , the members may have considered themselves as the equals of the king . Judges were appointed by the king , and the office was some- times hereditary . The first duty of a Persian ...
... council , who were treated with great honour . Indeed , the members may have considered themselves as the equals of the king . Judges were appointed by the king , and the office was some- times hereditary . The first duty of a Persian ...
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... council and could levy taxes at their pleasure , and their own troops . But the Persians gradually rased their walls . They possessed a limited autonomy , but they could not forget that they were not really free . An important mark of ...
... council and could levy taxes at their pleasure , and their own troops . But the Persians gradually rased their walls . They possessed a limited autonomy , but they could not forget that they were not really free . An important mark of ...
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... council of old men , who stood between him and the assembly of the free people . Their first advance in civilisation came from their connection with the East , and gave rise to what is known as the culture of the Mycenean age , which ...
... council of old men , who stood between him and the assembly of the free people . Their first advance in civilisation came from their connection with the East , and gave rise to what is known as the culture of the Mycenean age , which ...
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... council of war , the command of the army changing from day to day . The ancient court of the Areopagus preserved much of its power . The archons were elected by vote , and only the richest citizens had access to the higher offices . A ...
... council of war , the command of the army changing from day to day . The ancient court of the Areopagus preserved much of its power . The archons were elected by vote , and only the richest citizens had access to the higher offices . A ...
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... Council of five hundred , which was chosen from the three richest classes , but its members too were chosen by lot , as were also its president and his council . The Areopagus had a most conservative influence . It consisted of men of ...
... Council of five hundred , which was chosen from the three richest classes , but its members too were chosen by lot , as were also its president and his council . The Areopagus had a most conservative influence . It consisted of men of ...
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