Athenian democracy

philosophical and economic minded city-state. Modern societies have modeled government organizational structure and military discipline from these ancient cities and there is much is to be praised regarding their progressive thinking and birth of democracy. However, I think it is important to remember that in both…

HIST 1421 Written Assignment by Samanta Komonaj Introduction Monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy and democracy were words that were coined by the Greeks to describe several forms of government. The Greek political system can be traced back to Athens and Sparta, two cities in Greece that was considered as the birth of civilization. This paper will compare and contrast the five forms of government in the ancient Greek city-states. Monarchy Monarchy comes from two Greek words “monos”…

decide on matters affecting Spartans. Instead, matters were decided by the Gerousia and the Ephors. Decisions made by these two small groups of men dictated how each person living under Spartan rule lived their lives. As such Athens became a direct democracy because its’ demos decided all matters while Sparta became a dictatorship government or oligarchy. GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES OF ATHENS AND SPARTA 6…

Introduction Even though Athens and Sparta were two cities in Greece (ca 800-323 BCE), the democratic government and open culture of the of Athens stood in stark contrast to the government and society of Sparta (Brand, n.d., p.1). The primary objective of the Spartan society was making warriors of the young men (males), everything else seemed secondary. Athens’ culture, however, was not as one sided as that of Sparta, it seemed to be more people friendly. Discussion Because Sparta was a…

philosophical analysis of government and the state of humanity within from the perspectives of a teacher and his pupil, Plato and Aristotle respectively. Even though both of these men were Athenian citizens during the world’s first democracy, they both identified similar flaws in the state of Democracy. Democracy, in Greek society, was when natural-born male citizens made decisions in government, all with equal say, because they all fought together. However, though it seemed like a fair form…

the most significant changes in Athenian government and society because of the way he shaped both the government and the culture. By reducing taxes that encouraged trade, Peisistratus ended up making more tax than he would’ve by just raising taxes. In addition, he wouldn’t have to deal with any revolts. Within the process of producing more taxes he also beautified the city, making more jobs for the people. He also introduced magnificent festivals into the Athenian culture. Unlike the other…

Ancient Greece was run by a democratic form of government. This political system brought unprecedented control to ordinary citizens. In fact, according to Plato in The Republic, ordinary people were the ones who created democracy, "When the poor win, the result is a democracy. They kill some of the opposite party, banish others, and grant the rest an equal share in civil rights and government, officials being usually appointed by lot." In Athens every free, male, adult, citizen had the right…

Athens and Sparta, the two largest Greek cities that were constantly debating of their two different styles of government and leadership. The leader who developed Athens advanced democracy and more modern government was named Solon. His good leadership stemmed from the appreciation the Athenian people had for him for turning Athens into a more city with more equality and justice, “In 594 Solon was called upon to resolve problems of deep seated social unrest involving the aristocratic monopoly of…

the most significant, influential, powerful and largest states. Some other states were Sikyon, Corinth, Thebes, Argos, Mykenae, Delphi, Olympia etc. Different states were ruled by different government systems such as: oligarchy, monarchy, tyranny, democracy, aristocracy etc. A monarchy is a rule by one king whose power was hereditary. Monarchy started in ancient Greece approximately around 2000 BC. (Kokemuller, 2015). Famous monarchy states were Macedonia, Corinth and Epeiros. In this…

our world today. Cleisthenes came to power during the Athenian Revolution when in the first time in history the common people overthrew a government to form a new one and this event is seen as the birth of democracy. He helped the Athenians develop and form a system of government in which all had a say, not only the aristocratic few. The efforts of Cleisthenes enabled Themistocles, a non Aristocrat, to have a powerful say in the Athenian government. Themistocles was a cunning and…