Government of Ancient Greece

Government of Ancient Greece

The Greek government(s) was one of the most diverse forms of governments in the ancient times, because that Greece consisted of small cities and outposts, each state had its own government. For example: Democracy. This presentation will explain the forms of governments in Ancient Greek Cities.

Democracy was the greatest contribution the ancient greeks contributed to our world, Democracy was implemented in many different outposts but the most famous city state called "Athens", all male citizens in the city who were over 18 years old can speak and give opinions about the law and the city. (Democracy means that everyone is equal and can share their own thoughts, an example of democracy in the modern world is that citizens can vote to decide the next president)

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More Info On Athenian Democracy

Democracy

As mentioned before, in Athens, male citizens over age of 18 were allowed to partake in the "assembly", the "assembly" is the meeting that decides the city's rules and main things.(Political Meeting) Women and slaves were not allowed because at that time women did not have rights. Only 3000 citizens actively participate in the assembly, among those citizens are 100 citizens who are very wealthy and controls alot of power; their votes are considered more "Valuble" than others

Athen Government Structure

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Monarchy

The most rare form of government in ancient Greece, monarchy is just like Tyranny except the ruler was more benevolent (being kind and thinks of his citizens more than himself) and ruled in the genuine interest of his people. Example of cities that used monarchy are: Macedonia, Epeiros, and Sparta; Sparta was a special case because the city had 2 kings.

• Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Government." Ancient History Encyclopedia. N.p., 17 Mar. 2013. Web. 02 June 2016.
• Mark Cartwright, “Athenian Democracy,” Ancient History Encyclopedia, last modified October 13, 2014
• http://mphmtshistory.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/9/0/37903285/four_forms_of_greek_governing.pdf (Easybib couldn't cite it)
• https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Constitution-of-the-Athenians-in-the-4th-century-BC.png/900px-Constitution-of-the-Athenians-in-the-4th-century-BC.png(Image for Athenian Democracy) (EasyBib couldn't cite this one either)

Basic structure

More Information on Oligarchy

More Information On Monarchy

At the beginning of Oligarchy, Political powers was bestowed onto aristocrats, who inherted money and wealth from their family, also the king. As time passes by, the rule changes, political power started to rest on a few very wealthy citizens; Some of those wealthy citizens were aristocrats at birth. Rulers in a Oligarchy government usually had luxurious lives and like monarchy, enforced their laws with military powers. Citizens in the city received certain protections, but they were not allowed to partake in political meetings. Thus, most citizens in an Oligarchy city had very little choice in how the city was run.

Monarchy was created by Mycenaeans. Monarchs (Kings) lived in fortress palaces and collected tax from villages and enforced law on them, in exchange, the king grants the village protection from harm. The King often relied on armed soldiers to enforce his rule and make sure that the people followed the law and paid tax. After the king dies, his eldest son succeeds his throne, when there was no male successor, the king's closest military advisers battled against each other for the throne.

Tyranny

Oligarchy

More Information on Tyranny

Similar to Monarchy, Tyranny is monarchy except the ruler rules in his own interest. Syracuse in Sicily had famous tyrants, for example, Dionysios II was a benevolent tyrant who started Democracy.

The most common form of government in Greece, this government is often used when Democracy goes wrong. In Oligarchy, the city is controlled by a group of people. Technically, all forms of government that excluded power from citizens that were not Tyranny or Monarchy is considered "Oligarchy"

As mentioned before, Tyranny is a government with a sole ruler who has seized control (often illegally) most (not all) tyrants held onto their power by cruel and abusive ways. Tyranny started when the middle class gained wealth and asks the oligarchy government for political power and the government, various individuals (mostly former military leaders) listened to the middle class's demands and promised to make the change they wanted. Backed up by the middle class, those individuals seized power from the former government; once in power, these tyrants (or leaders) often reformed the laws, helped the poor, canceled debts, and gave the citizens a say in the government. In return, the citizens often gave gifts to the ruler.