Monarchy
Between 2000 and 800 BC Greece was predominantly made up of monarchies. These monarchies were only ruled by kings as queens were not allowed. These kings were originally elected by their city-state and held the position for the rest of their life. As time went on, they kings were no longer happy with this arrangement and demanded that their sons be heirs to the throne. Their power encompassed the entirety of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches as well as religious ceremonies and the military when at war. However, they still took the council of aristocrats, men born to wealth. These aristocrats served also as a key component in fighting wars because only they could afford to buy both the armor and horses. Eventually the …show more content…
Unlike today, tyranny didn’t necessarily mean evil intentions. Archaic tyrants are documented to have governed temperately and thought to have been appointed by the gods. Though they heavily influenced which magistrates would be chosen, once they were elected they were allowed to rule as they saw fit as long as they abided by the (usually loosely based) legislation. Tyrants also gained a lot of popularity by undertaking large construction projects. However, their rule rarely lasted more than two generations. While the first generation is seen as ruling rather mildly, the second generation were often known for their cruelty. This cruelty is what led to their downfall as the people became fed up and overthrew the tyranny. This led most city-state’s governments to morph into an oligarchy or democracy (Wilson, …show more content…
It is derived from the two words “demos” and “kratos”, literally meaning “people rule”. All citizens were allowed and encouraged to participate, but in order to be considered a citizen one needed to be over 18 years of age, born of Athenian parents, and male. These citizens had the right to take part in the assembly which was held a few times each month. At these assemblies they were welcome to voice their opinions and vote on the issues at hand. They were also able to serve on a jury and on the Boule, a group of 500 of which 50 were selected from each of the 10 tribes. One had to be elected by the assembly in order to serve a term on the boule. This office of government ran the day-to-day of the city and brought issues and suggestions in front of the assembly to be discussed and voted on. Nevertheless, the government of Athens was still controlled by a small portion of the wealthy or those who were talented speakers (Cartwright,
Between 2000 and 800 BC Greece was predominantly made up of monarchies. These monarchies were only ruled by kings as queens were not allowed. These kings were originally elected by their city-state and held the position for the rest of their life. As time went on, they kings were no longer happy with this arrangement and demanded that their sons be heirs to the throne. Their power encompassed the entirety of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches as well as religious ceremonies and the military when at war. However, they still took the council of aristocrats, men born to wealth. These aristocrats served also as a key component in fighting wars because only they could afford to buy both the armor and horses. Eventually the …show more content…
Unlike today, tyranny didn’t necessarily mean evil intentions. Archaic tyrants are documented to have governed temperately and thought to have been appointed by the gods. Though they heavily influenced which magistrates would be chosen, once they were elected they were allowed to rule as they saw fit as long as they abided by the (usually loosely based) legislation. Tyrants also gained a lot of popularity by undertaking large construction projects. However, their rule rarely lasted more than two generations. While the first generation is seen as ruling rather mildly, the second generation were often known for their cruelty. This cruelty is what led to their downfall as the people became fed up and overthrew the tyranny. This led most city-state’s governments to morph into an oligarchy or democracy (Wilson, …show more content…
It is derived from the two words “demos” and “kratos”, literally meaning “people rule”. All citizens were allowed and encouraged to participate, but in order to be considered a citizen one needed to be over 18 years of age, born of Athenian parents, and male. These citizens had the right to take part in the assembly which was held a few times each month. At these assemblies they were welcome to voice their opinions and vote on the issues at hand. They were also able to serve on a jury and on the Boule, a group of 500 of which 50 were selected from each of the 10 tribes. One had to be elected by the assembly in order to serve a term on the boule. This office of government ran the day-to-day of the city and brought issues and suggestions in front of the assembly to be discussed and voted on. Nevertheless, the government of Athens was still controlled by a small portion of the wealthy or those who were talented speakers (Cartwright,