Ancient Greek Culture
The culture of ancient Greece is characterized by a structured hierarchy in social and political life. Greek society was primarily divided into ‘Free People’ and ‘Slaves’. This kind of social structure later changed into the categories of ‘citizens’ and ‘metics’. Some Interesting Facts In ancient Greece, the nation was made up of independent city-states. Athens was a large city-state, with an area of 2500 sq. km. Aristocrats governed most of the states in Greece. A majority of the aristocrats were landowners. The system in which aristocrats governed the states was known as oligarchy. Cleisthenes was the aristocrat who introduced the …