[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915) › v1.c5.8 # Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.8 Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c5.8 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c5.8) The \*dēmos\* of Athens, however, was not a homogeneous body. It was divided into classes, and these classes were divided by economic interests. The \*zeugitai\* and the \*thetes\* were the backbone of the democracy, but they were not always in agreement. The \*zeugitai\* were the small farmers and artisans, who were interested in the stability of the state and the protection of their property. The \*thetes\* were the landless laborers, who were interested in the expansion of the empire and the distribution of the spoils of war. - [Previous: v1.c5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c5.7) - [Next: v1.c5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c5.9) - [Up: v1.c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.meyer-1915.v1.c5.8) · Pramāṇa