polis
Ancient Greek settlement
Polis is an ancient Greek city-state, the basic political unit of classical Greece.
Athens, Sparta, and Corinth were each a polis.
The term appears in discussions of ancient history and political philosophy, where the polis represents an early model of civic organization and democratic participation.
The plural is poleis.
Aristotle believed humans were naturally suited to life in the polis.
Greece's capital city
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- CorinthAncient Greek maritime city
- ThebesAncient city, two locations
- ArgosHellenic city-state
agora · hoplite · phalanx · trireme · gymnasium · stoa · amphitheater · oracle
Greek civic square
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- assemblyConstructing from components
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
colony · alliance · league · walls · citizen · resident · foreigner · tribute
Rule by the people
- oligarchyRule by few
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
assembly · voting · governance · legislation · representation · republic · deliberation · council
Status as state member
- communityCollective of connected people
- participationAct of taking part
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- assemblyConstructing from components
deliberation · responsibility · commonwealth · collective · cooperation · solidarity · stewardship · service
Athens
Greece's capital city
- SpartaAncient Greek warrior state
- CorinthAncient Greek maritime city
- ThebesAncient city, two locations
Argos · agora · hoplite · phalanx · trireme · gymnasium · stoa · amphitheater · oracle · Delphi
agora
Greek civic square
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- assemblyConstructing from components
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
autonomy · colony · alliance · league · walls · citizen · resident · foreigner · tribute · treaty
democracy
Rule by the people
- oligarchyRule by few
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
constitution · assembly · voting · governance · legislation · representation · republic · deliberation · council · faction
citizenship
Status as state member
- communityCollective of connected people
- participationAct of taking part
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
assembly · deliberation · responsibility · commonwealth · collective · cooperation · solidarity · stewardship · service · activism
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- GreciaParthenon, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hermes
- GreeceParthenon, Athens, Greek, Hellenic, Zeus
- Greek wordsalpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon
- ancient GreeceAthens, Sparta, Zeus, Parthenon, Olympics
- Greek conceptslogos, ethos, pathos, hubris, arete
polisempire
Domain under unified control
village · hamlet · nation-state · kingdom · cosmopolis
poliscolony
Dependent territorial settlement
satrapy · vassal state · tyranny · despotism · autocracy
poliscountryside
Rural area beyond towns
village · hamlet · rural settlement · hinterland · agrarian community
- police carLaw enforcement vehicle
- police stationLaw enforcement facility
- police officerLaw enforcement agent
- police chaseLaw enforcement pursuit
- police departmentOfficial law enforcement body
- political spectrumRange of belief systems
police, policy, politics, policeman, political, politician, policemen, metropolis, polity