Nomothetai
Sign in to saveNomothetai (, singular: , nomothetēs, "lawgivers") were lawmaking panels in classical Athens that approved or repealed laws (nomoi). They were established after the restoration of democracy in 403 BCE to separate the passing by the citizen Assembly (Ekklesia) of temporary decrees from the making of permanent laws.
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- History
- Membership
- Lawmaking process
- Related procedures
- Inspection law
- Judicial review
- Laws concerning individuals
- Hellenistic period
- See also
- References
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Nomothetai (, singular: , nomothetēs, "lawgivers") were lawmaking panels in classical Athens that approved or repealed laws (nomoi). They were established after the restoration of democracy in 403 BCE to separate the passing by the citizen Assembly (Ekklesia) of temporary decrees from the making of permanent laws.
They continued through the fourth century BCE but ended with the end of democracy after Athens lost its independence following the Lamian War (322 BCE).
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