Typically rich aristocrats (citizens in the highest social class) headed the oligarchies of ancient Greek city-states. Additionally, military leaders were part of these types of governments. This was especially true of Sparta.
Greece began by having monarchies, then oligarchies, then tyrannies and then democracies. The Greek Government is currently a democracy, but modern democracy finds it's roots in ancient Greece.
Ancient Greece had a system of government known as democracy, particularly in the city-state of Athens. However, it is important to note that not all Greek city-states practiced democracy, as some were ruled by tyrants and others had oligarchies (rule by a few wealthy individuals).
Aristotle divided Greek governments into monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies and democracies - terms we still use today.
The oligarchs directed things to their own benefit.
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Greece began by having monarchies, then oligarchies, then tyrannies and then democracies. The Greek Government is currently a democracy, but modern democracy finds it's roots in ancient Greece.
First of all, we should note that only Athens and a few other Ancient Greek city-states were ever democracies. The vast majority of Ancient Greece was ruled by monarchies or oligarchies and not by elections.However, Ancient Greece was the first place that a form of government in which the governed needed to consent to laws and norms, e.g. a democracy, took root. As a result, people, appropriately call it the first democracy.
Ancient Greece had a system of government known as democracy, particularly in the city-state of Athens. However, it is important to note that not all Greek city-states practiced democracy, as some were ruled by tyrants and others had oligarchies (rule by a few wealthy individuals).
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Aristotle divided Greek governments into monarchies, oligarchies, tyrannies and democracies - terms we still use today.
The oligarchs directed things to their own benefit.
Oligarchy comes form the Greek word for few, and is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with an elite class distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, commercial, and/or military legitimacy. Ancient Sparta was a military Oligarchy. The rule absolute monarchs is and Oligarchy. Democracy was the ancient Athenian invention to prevent the rise of Oligarchies. However, it does not seem to work for commercial Oligarchies, the grip of which we are currently experiencing (multinational corporations and banks).
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most of the greek city-states practiced oligarchy, including sparta and athens.
An Ancient Greek is a native or inhabitant of Ancient Greece, the Greek-speaking world of ancient times.
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