Polybius: Combination Of Kingship, Aristocracy, And Democracy

Polybius, an ancient Greek historian, stated that the combination of kingship, aristocracy, and democracy created the best constitution for the people because based on facts from his experiences, the mixture brought balance, unlike the separated governments, which produced violence and corruption. As the descendants of the previous leaders took charge, appetite and craving lured them away from showing leadership to the citizens. This created jealousy, which eventually lead up to the declination of the government. The degeneration slowly built up to the formation of tyranny, oligarchy, and mob-rule, which were controlled by fear and force, not logic and reason like the combined government. Polybius also implied that balance cannot be attained