Citizens were expected to participate in government and defend the polis. Polis did not do so because they were denied the chance to do so.
A Polis.
The citizens
Acro Polis
The negative side of strong loyalty of citizens in their mostly had to do with constant warfare. Polis had a tendency to antagonize and attack other polis, sometimes whole city states would be destroyed as in the case of Plataea and Sybaris.
Polis.
The polis, or city-state had several defining factors. The polis had it's own internal government and set of laws. Each polis had it's own military. Each polis had and agora, also known as a market and civic center. Finally each polis in Greece functioned independently from the city-states.
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Heraclitus.
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Polis
The polis, or city-state had several defining factors. The polis had it's own internal government and set of laws. Each polis had it's own military. Each polis had and agora, also known as a market and civic center. Finally each polis in Greece functioned independently from the city-states.
Athens is the school of Greece.