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It started as a monarchy, became an oligarchy, then a tyranny, then limited democracy, then an oligarchy, then a radical democracy, then a limited democracy.
From monarchy to oligarchy to tyranny to democracy.
The government in ancient Athens was an example of democracy. The Athenian government was the first democratic form of government recorded.
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Over a period of a thousand years it went from Monarchy to Oligarchy to Tyranny to Oligarchy to Limited Democracy to Direct Democracy to broad-based Oligarchy to Direct Democracy to Oligarchy to Direct Democracy etc etc.
It varied over the centuries, starting off as a monarchy, then an oligarchy, then a limited democracy, then a radical democracy, then back to a limited democracy.
It varied over time from monarchy, then oligarchy, then tyranny, then democracy, then monarchy.
Ancient Athens was the first known Democracy.The Athenian democracy was "the rule of the mob." This is very different from democracy in United States, which is referred to as a "Republican democracy."It varied over the centuries from monarchy to oligarchy, tyranny, limited democracy, oligarchy again, democracy, radical democracy, limited democracy, monarchy, limited democracy.
Ancient Greece was not a country - it was comprised of over 2,000 independent city-states. These city-states each changed their form of government periodically as problems arose, ranging from monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, limited democracy and radical democracy. As one form failed, another would be tried. For example, Athens went from monarchy to oligarchy, tyranny, limited democracy and radical democracy, then back to limited democracy. Sparta went from a dual monarchy to a combined monarchy-oligarchy to a combined monarchy-limited democracy.
no that was Athens, Sparta was a monarchy.
The Athenian government was trying to be a democracy but did not succeed. The Spartans government was entirely different. The Spartans had an Oligarchy and a Monarchy. An Oligarchy is a government or council ruled by few people.
Ancient Athens type of government was democracy. They had a democratic rule.