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The tyrants took over
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What role did tyrants play in greek history?
Greek tyrants were rules who seized power by force from the aristocrats.
How did power shift from aristocrats to tyrant in Greek city state?
The tyrants took over
What enabled tyrants to take power in some Greek city-states?
A majority of the population tired of being ruled and exploited by aristocrats who exploited them, and appointed a person to take overall power to act for the common good.
Why were tyrants able to seize control from Greek to nobles?
the tyrants were able to seize power from the nobles because they had the help and support of the Greek farmers, merchants, and the artisans.
Were greek tyrants rullers placed in power by popular vote of peasants?
no they seized power
The Greek rulers who seized power by force from the aristocracy were called?
tyrants
Why did the tryants fall out of favor with the Greeks?
In Athens, the tyrants were welcomed by the majority, but hated by the aristocrats whose power they curtailed. To avoid assassination they had to hire a large bodyguard force, and to pay for it, had to levy a tax. Greeks hated taxes, and eventually after a generation, they had forgotten how bad things had been under the aristocrats and expelled the tyrants. The aristocrats tried to take over again, but Cleisthenes took over and established a democracy.
How was the rule of tyrants generally different from that of aristocrats?
When the rule of a narrow group of aristocrats became oppressive, a tyrant was often appointed by a broader group of the citizens to take over rule and govern for a wide sector of the community. One weakness in this was that the tyrant needed to have a bodyguard to protect him from assassination by the aristocrats, and to pay for them had to levy a tax, and taxes were very unpopular, and this was exploited for propaganda purposes by the lurking aristocrats. Tyrants saved Athens from civil war for fifty years, but eventually people tired of them and expelled them.
Who held power over the government under democracy in ancient Greece?
First the kings, then the aristocrats to get rid of the kings, then the tyrants to get rid of the aristocrats, then the democrats (people) to get rid of the tyrants, then the aristocrats to get rid of the democracy, then the kings to get rid of the aristocrats.
How did tyrants lose power?
The tyranny in Athens was terminated in 510 BCE when the tyrant Hippias was expelled. The aristocrats tried to re-establish their power, but Cleisthenes in 507 BCE established a democratic assembly.
Why were tyrants able to hold power in various Greek city states?
Tyrants were appointed to avoid looming revolution by lower-class citizens in city-states. Their job was to strike a balance between a ruling aristocracy and the poorer farmers who were being plundered by those aristocrats.. They succeeded in this but the long term problem was that the tyrant had to employ a large bodyguard to protect himself from being murdered by the disgruntled aristocrats, and to pay them he had to impose a tax. The Greeks hated taxes, and eventually would expel the tyrant.
Why were tyrants able to hold power in various Greek-city states?
Tyrants were appointed to avoid looming revolution by lower-class citizens in city-states. Their job was to strike a balance between a ruling aristocracy and the poorer farmers who were being plundered by those aristocrats.. They succeeded in this but the long term problem was that the tyrant had to employ a large bodyguard to protect himself from being murdered by the disgruntled aristocrats, and to pay them he had to impose a tax. The Greeks hated taxes, and eventually would expel the tyrant.
