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 1 [Title]|                      The Athenian Constitution~
 2 2      |        populace. Not only was the constitution at this time oligarchical
 3 2      |         and bitterest part of the constitution in the eyes of the masses
 4 3      |                 3~Now the ancient constitution, as it existed before the
 5 4      |        was, in outline, the first constitution, but not very long after
 6 4      |           his ordinances. Now his constitution had the following form.
 7 5      |           the organization of the constitution, and the many were in slavery
 8 5      |           and committed the whole constitution to his hands. The immediate
 9 7      |            7~Next Solon drew up a constitution and enacted new laws; and
10 7      |         in which he organized the constitution. He divided the population
11 8      |     before as the guardian of the constitution in general. It kept watch
12 9      |           are three points in the constitution of Solon which appear to
13 9      | voting-power, it is master of the constitution. Moreover, since the laws
14 11     |           his organization of the constitution in the manner that has been
15 13     |   dissatisfied with the political constitution, because it had undergone
16 15     |          the supreme power in the constitution of Eretria. After his victory
17 22     |           22~By these reforms the constitution became much more democratic
18 25     |           its guardianship of the constitution, and assigned some of them
19 25     |         conspiring to subvert the constitution. He then conducted the representatives
20 27     |            Under his auspices the constitution became still more democratic.
21 28     |        overthrowing every kind of constitution, but supporting every kind
22 28     |         to live under any form of constitution, while he refused to countenance
23 29     |        establish in its place the constitution of the Four Hundred. The
24 29     |         alliance with them if the constitution were on an oligarchical
25 29     |         suggestion being that the constitution of Cleisthenes was not really
26 29     |        measures, they drew up the constitution in the following manner.
27 30     |      commissioners to draw up the constitution. They, on their appointment,
28 31     |                   31~Such was the constitution which they drew up for the
29 31     |        Hundred, as in the ancient constitution, forty from each tribe,
30 31     |     enacted with reference to the constitution of the state, and had no
31 32     |         Five Thousand drew up the constitution as just stated; and after
32 32     |    judgement. When, however, this constitution had been established, the
33 33     |         For about four months the constitution of the Four Hundred lasted,
34 33     |            During this period the constitution of the state seems to have
35 34     |         according to "the ancient constitution". Accordingly the popular
36 34     |    anxious to restore the ancient constitution. The latter class included
37 35     |           the organization of the constitution, but after appointing a
38 35     |          according to the ancient constitution. In pursuance of this policy
39 35     |       claimed to be restoring the constitution and freeing it from obscurities;
40 36     |         would give a share in the constitution. Theramenes, however, criticized
41 36     |           citizens a share in the constitution, they were actually giving
42 41     |        the state, established the constitution which exists at the present
43 41     |      which had taken place in the constitution of Athens. The first modification
44 41     |           now some semblance of a constitution, was that which took place
45 41     |     monarchy. After this came the constitution formed under Draco, when
46 41     |        Pisistratus; the fifth the constitution of Cleisthenes, after the
47 41     |          succeeding this, was the constitution which Aristides sketched
48 42     |          The present state of the constitution is as follows. The franchise