First the kings, then the oligarchs, then the tyrants, then the democrats, then the oligarchs, then the kings.
It started with kings, then oligarchs, then tyrants, then oligarchs, then a democracy, then oligarchs, then kings.
A conqueror. It was not a tyrant - tyrants were appointed to put an end to autocratic rule by oligarchs and give the mass of people fair treatment.
Tyrants. Note: In Ancient Greece, the word "tyrant" meant "ruler," not "evil despot."
It removed the control of the oligarchs and gave the citizens control of their city-state.
they included laws that were fair to alll
First the king, then the oligarchs, then the Tyrants, then the citizen assembly.
We call them oligarchs from the Greek words oligos = few, arkhein = to rule: Rule by the few.
Athens was the capital of ancient Greece so i was very important!
one person ruling limits the expansion of the law for that it may or may not include what others say.
The person who takes power illegaly in Greece is the tyrant!
A tyrant was appointed as a sole ruler of a city-state to bring the aristocracy (oligarchs) under control, and rule for the benefit of all. They fell into disrepute as they had to establish a personal bodyguard to protect them from assassination by the oligarchs. This cost money and the oligarchs had to tax the people to get it; the people didn't like being taxed, so they eventually replaced the tyrants with a democracy.