Periclean Athens ·Athenian democracy All officials,except generals,were chosen by lot A government of amateurs The Athenian population Perhaps half were slaves Some more were metics-resident aliens,often for many generations The rest were citizens ·The court system Trial by very large juries Privately prosecuted What was the incentive to prosecute? For the equivalent of criminal law,a successful prosecutor usually got a cut of the fine For the equivalent of a tort prosecution,as in our system the winner collected a damage paymentPericlean Athens • Athenian democracy • All officials, except generals, were chosen by lot • A government of amateurs • The Athenian population • Perhaps half were slaves • Some more were metics—resident aliens, often for many generations • The rest were citizens • The court system • Trial by very large juries • Privately prosecuted • What was the incentive to prosecute? • For the equivalent of criminal law, a successful prosecutor usually got a cut of the fine • For the equivalent of a tort prosecution, as in our system the winner collected a damage payment