Boule (ancient Greece)
ANCIENT GREEK CITY COUNCIL
Boule (Ancient Greece); Boule of 400; Boule of 500; Council of 400; Boulai; Bouleutai; Boulē
In cities of ancient Greece, the boule (, boulē; plural βουλαί, boulai) was a council of over 500 citizens (βουλευταί, bouleutai) appointed to run daily affairs of the city. Originally a council of nobles advising a king, boulai evolved according to the constitution of the city: In oligarchies boule positions might have been hereditary, while in democracies members were typically chosen by lot and served for one year.