What was the ancient Greek Jury System?
1 Answer
I'm guessing you mean the Judicial system. It was basically a jury system. The appellant argued his case and the defender argued his defense. The jury voted.
Explanation:
In Ancient Greece the judicial system varied from city to city as the cities were independent states. The male members of the city came together at the Agora or a court building if it existed and a jury was selected. Any male person could appeal to the court.
There were officials who administered the court but were not part of the trial process. Laws were eventually created but the original practice was a debate where the appellant argued that he had been wronged. The defendant argued against and a jury voted for a decision. The jury then voted on a sentence if a guilty verdict was found. Generally trials only took a day. Exile from the city was a available punishment.
The juries could be very large perhaps in the thousands of jurors.
