Ancient Athens legally compelled citizens to take sides in internal strife

Evidence

Agamben recently commented on the constitutive dimension of stasis by recalling the extraordinary law attributed to Solon that required “all citizens, on penalty of being stripped of their citizenship, to take side in times of stasis,” to become enemies (I quote here from Kalimtzis’s summary of Aristotle on stasis. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1008 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Solon’s law compelled citizens to take sides as enemies during civil strife — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 1008; Ancient Greeks regarded enmity, not just friendship, as constitutive of civic order — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab: A History of the…, 1007; Solonian law compelled every citizen to choose a side during civil strife (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Solon’s law compelled citizens to take sides as enemies during civil strife #corroborates (1.00) — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1008
• Solonian law compelled every citizen to choose a side during civil strife #corroborates (1.00)