A city-state is a city which is independent and self-governing and therefore has its own state and government. What is governed is the town and its territory. These territories could be small, sort of district level, with just the town and its surrounding countryside and villages, or large, reaching a regional level and including other towns.
City-states were liable to fight each other as in the famous wars between Athens and Sparta and Athens and Syracuse in the ancient Greek world and as in the wars between city-states of Renaissance Italy, most notably those between Milan and Venice which fought over hegemony in northern Italy.
City states could be expansionist. Athens did so by forming the Dalian League, which has also been called the Athenian Empire. It controlled the whole of the coast of western Turkey and of north-eastern Greece and the Greek islands through alliances with other city-states. The allies had to pay a tribute and if they did not they were attacked. In Italy, Venice took over north-eastern Italy, Dalmatia, Crete, Cyprus and the majority of the Greek islands.
Today there still are some city-states: Singapore, Monaco and Vatican City.
estrucian city-states were governed by an aristocracy.
The main type of government used in Italian city-states during the Renaissance was a series of oligarchies ruled by specific families, such as the Medici family or the Borgia family. This was known as the signoria.
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Priests ruled the early city-states an indication of the primary role that religion played in Sumerian life.
Mesoamerican civilizations, such as the Maya and Aztec, were organized into city-states, each governed by its own ruler or king, often linked through tribute and trade networks. These city-states featured complex social hierarchies, with nobles, priests, artisans, and farmers playing distinct roles. Religion was central to governance, with rulers often seen as divine or semi-divine figures. Additionally, city-states engaged in alliances and warfare, influencing their political and economic landscapes.
estrucian city-states were governed by an aristocracy.
they were governed by the oligarchic constitution.
During medieval times the city states in Italy were governed by the most important person (e.g in Rome the pope who was most important governed the city-state). Usually the person who governs the whole city-state lives in the capital of the city-state.
During medieval times the city states in Italy were governed by the most important person (e.g in Rome the pope who was most important governed the city-state). Usually the person who governs the whole city-state lives in the capital of the city-state.
The main type of government used in Italian city-states during the Renaissance was a series of oligarchies ruled by specific families, such as the Medici family or the Borgia family. This was known as the signoria.
Each Phoenician city-state was independent, and had its own rulers and council.
city-states are larger and were governed independently unlike cities
During medieval times the city states in Italy were governed by the most important person (e.g in Rome the pope who was most important governed the city-state). Usually the person who governs the whole city-state lives in the capital of the city-state.
During medieval times the city states in Italy were governed by the most important person (e.g in Rome the pope who was most important governed the city-state). Usually the person who governs the whole city-state lives in the capital of the city-state.
Independently governed cities, usually walled for defense against attackers. Many city states fell under the control of one or more empires over time.
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Either a King, a Tyrant, an Oligarchic Council, or, in a democracy, the male citizens in assembly.