Council of 500

Council of 500

Definition: Legal Body that deliberates over agenda for Assembly, that judges scrutiny of pension recipients, has 500 members, chosen by lot, serves a one year term.

hypernym(s): Legal Body (preferred),

Status: preferred

Equivalent(s):

- grc: βουλὴ τῶν πεντακοσίων (preferred)

Concept: <Legal_Body that deliberates over agenda for Assembly that judges scrutiny of pension recipients has 500 members chosen by lot serves a one year term>

essential characteristic(s): /is an office of Athenian law/, /that deliberates over agenda for Assembly/, /that judges scrutiny of pension recipients/, /has 500 members/, /chosen by lot/, /serves a one year term/

a kind of: <Legal_Body>