• The term boule can be used to describe a large block of synthetically produced crystal material.
• A boule can also refer to a round loaf of white (often sourdough) bread, from the French word for 'ball.'
• There is also a game called Boules where large balls are thrown at a small ball

In the cities (Gr. πολις, pl. πολεως) of ancient Greece, the boulé was a council of citizens appointed to run daily affairs of the city. Originally a council of nobles advising the king, boules evolved according to the constitution of the city; in oligarchies boule positions might be hereditary, while in democracies members were typically chosen by lot, and served for one year. A boule is a term used to describe a single crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. ... Boules /bul/ is a collective name for games played with metal balls. ... Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... Oligarchy is a Political regime where most political power effectively rests with a small segment of society (typically the most powerful, whether by wealth, military strength, ruthlessness, or political influence). ...

Little is known about the workings of the boules, except in the case of Athens, for which extensive material has survived. The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

The Athenian boule (Gr. βουλη) , or the Council of the Four Hundred, was set up by the archon Solon in 594 BC. Originally it was made up of 400 men, 100 from each of the four traditional tribes of Athens (the Pentacosiomedimi, Hippeis, Zeugitae and Thetes (This is actually untrue. The four Greek words refered to in this note are actually classifications based on wealth. They are not the names of the 4 phratries)). It met on the Pnyx hill near the Acropolis. It acted as an advisory body to the Areopagus, the aristocratic council, and prepared an agenda for discussion in the lower assembly, the ecclesia. Under the reforms of Cleisthenes, the boule was expanded to 500 men, 50 men from each of the ten new tribes of Athens. The 500 men were chosen from Athenian citizens in the ecclesia over the age of 30, and served for one year. The leaders of the boule (the prytany) consisted of 50 men chosen from among the 500, and a new prytany was chosen every month. The man in charge of prytany was replaced every day from among the 50 members. Archon (Gr. ... Solon Solon (Greek: Σόλων, ca. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 640s BC 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC Events and Trends 598 BC - Jehoaichin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah 598 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem... The Pnyx (Greek Πνυξ, pronounced Pnuks in Ancient Greek, Pniks in Modern Greek), is a hill in central Athens, the capital of Greece. ... Satellite picture of the Acropolis The Acropolis of Athens, seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis (high city) in Greece. ... In pre-classical times (before the 5th century BC), the Areopagus was the council of elders of the city, like the Roman Senate. ... The ecclesia or ekklesia was the principal assembly of the democracy of ancient Athens. ... Cleisthenes (also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a noble Athenian of the accursed Alcmeonidate family. ... The prytaneis (literally presidents) of ancient Athens were members of the boule chosen to perform executive tasks during their term (a prytany), which lasted about one month and then was rotated to other members of the boule. ...

After the reforms of Ephialtes and Pericles in the mid-5th century BC, the boule took on many of the functions of the Areopagus, which by this time had almost all of its powers taken away. See the Aloadae article for information about the giant Ephialtes of Greek mythology. ... Pericles, British Museum, London Pericles (ca. ... (6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) The 5th and 6th centuries BC are a period of philosophical brilliance among advanced civilizations. ...