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CleruchyA cleruchy, in Hellenic Greece, was the result of the exportation of excess and generally impoverished populations to colonies or special settlements of citizens. Under the cleruchy arrangement, the participating citizen received a plot of agricultural land, hence a means to earn his livelihood. The Athenian democracy benefited in three ways: - The reduction of population pressure in Athens itself
- The overawing of recalcitrant allies, as the cleruchs formed military garrisons
*The appropriation of property to Athenian citizens
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