In Athens. People obtained the right to participate in public life, by the following: First, it was necessary that the ones who wanted to participate in the public life, should be free-born adult males, wealthy enough to call the attention of other wealthy men, in the council. In Sparta. In similarity to Athens, free-born males could join the public offices. There was the possibility of the rulers to come from a noble family (the kings), the Ephors, which were rich men who participate in the council, but also poor men could participate and the Gerousia, the most powerful branch composed by wealthy and old men. In Athens: According to Brand (n.d) “the richest men, known as '500 bushel men' for the value of their annual income in bushels of grain, included aristocrats and non-aristocrats” (p.29). These man could …show more content…
Also, there were the Horse man, which were a kind of rich man whose product, horses, were expensive and useful for the army, so they could be part of the public offices if they were willing to serve the military offices and the army. The last ones were a sort of middle class, or the 200 bushel men, which worked producing bushels, which would grant them the right to take minor political offices (Brand, n.d). In Sparta: Since they were a military society, only military men could take part in the offices, with the exception of the kings who were illegible because of their families, but regardless of that, they also must come from the army. That goes for the Ephors, and the Gerousia too, each one with their specifics. The Gerousia members were 60 years old The members of the Assembly had to be 20 years old. In Athens: the amount of wealth the individual had, if he was free, native-born males and adult. The individuals should be wealthy enough to be a part of the different branches of the