II.   Sovereign

A Polis, from Ancient Greek πόλις, is a term defining a recognized city, the body of citizens of a city and the act of citizenship itself.

The word Polis originates from the ancient period of Greek city-states during the 1st Millennium BCE from around 800 BCE to 400 BCE.

A full member of a Polis was known as a Polites (πολίτης) and is the Ancient Greek word for “citizen, freeman and compatriot”.

The matters of a city, its administration and policies was known as Politikos (πολiτικός) and is the ancient Greek Word for both “civic law” and “civic duties”. Politikos is also the origin of the modern word for “politics”.