consisted of men that had to be eighteen years of age. If the assembly did not give permission for a new law‚ it would not be able to become an official law until approved by the Assembly. Sparta‚ unlike Athens‚ was a “conservative‚ even reactionary‚ oligarchy.”[5] Similar to the
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Bibliography: * Donald Kagan‚ 2003‚ The Peloponesian War‚ Publisher: Penguin Group (U.S.A) * Thucydides‚ History of the Peloponnesian War‚ trans * Aristotle‚ Xenophon‚ Aristotle and Xenophon on Democracy and Oligarchy‚ trans. J.M. Moore (Berkeley California: University of California Press‚ 1975) * Paul Cartledge‚ 2002‚ The Spartans‚ Publisher: Vintage Publishing (New York) * Nic Fields‚ 2007‚ Thermopylae 480 BC: Last Stand of the 300‚ Publisher: Osprey Publishing
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family of the person that was killed. Government: There were three different types of Governments called Democracy‚ Monarchy‚ and Oligarchy. Democracy means‚ a government owned by people‚ or assemble. Administrators and leaders were voted and every citizen had a say. Monarchy is a non-married ruler like a king. In Athens a non-married ruler was called a Tyrant. Oligarchy is when the government is managed by a small group of people.
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who had attained control in an undemocratic way. They were the contradiction of capitalism for Athenians; this made them felt they had the advantage. An Oligarchy is an order of political power managed by particular individuals. Any system which prohibited the authority from the whole citizen body and wasn’t a tranny or a monarchy was an oligarchy. This was the well-known kind of city-state government and happened when the government went
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history and forced the remaining Greek states to adapt a form of Oligarchy government instead of Democracy. At the end of the Peloponnesian War‚ Sparta’s army defeated the Athenian navy due to it using its overwhelming strengths and overcoming its weaknesses. Sparta
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Spartan and Athenian Governments University of the People Student University of the People A Comparison of Spartan and Athenian Governments While both were large poleis in Greece‚ Athens and Sparta had different ways of governing. Sparta was an oligarchy where all Spartan men could participate in the government‚ but aristocrats held almost all the power. Sparta was ruled by two kings from two different royal families. However‚ the kings did not have the control they would in a monarchy. In actuality
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The civilization of Ancient Egypt is known to be one of the earliest and strongest ones in the history. It’s unique because of its well-known architecture and artwork. The civilization is located at the northeastern Africa‚ bordering the Mediterranean Sea‚ along the Nile River. The climate’s hot and dry‚ mostly deserted‚ even today. The Nile River was its main source. The location was a great benefit to the nation. It brought the nation a lot of wealth and power‚ as the villagers started moving along
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problems are caused by human beings‚ not gods‚ and require human solutions. The four stages that Greek city-states generally move through are monarchy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ and democracy. The first stage is monarchy or rule by a king. The king derived his powers from the gods and commanded the army and judged civil cases. The second stage is oligarchy or rule by land owning aristocrats. During the eighth century‚ aristocrats seized power from the hereditary kings of Athens. The land owning nobles who
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developed a new and unique form of politics referred to as Despotism. Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. The single ruling entity may be an individual‚ as in an autocracy‚ or it may be a group‚ as in an oligarchy. The great Renaissance historian John Addington Symonds refers to the 14th and 15th Centuries in Italy as the “Age of the Despots.” It was under the tyrannies‚ in the midst of all the wars and revolutions‚ that the Italians were given the chance
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overcome many reforms and leaders of government. The many leaders that ruled the political system had various thoughts on the organization and structure of the Athenian framework. These reforms‚ were a foundation that transformed an aristocratic oligarchy to a government where everyone is eligible members and have the opportunity to have an influence on the political system. The aftermath of the Peloponnesian Wars resulted in unification of the once crumbling Athens‚ which created a force stronger
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