What city first established a democratic form of government? Greece or Rome?

Answer 1

Greece isn't a city, but the answer to your question is Athens.

Answer 2

Greece was the first Mediteranean Civilization to develop a democracy. Athens being the first. Its democratic government was overthrown for a time being by the Spartans who had an Oligarchy not a Monarchy. The Spartans attempted to set up an Oligarchy in Athens but it was so corrupt and cruel that even the King of Sparta supported the resulting rebellion. Once the Oligarchy was removed Athens went back to being a democracy and stayed as such till Alexander the great. Rome was never a true democracy. It was actually founded as a monarchy which was conquered by the Etruscans. When the Etruscans were thrown out the resulting government was a Republic. Our founding fathers actually based the original form of Government on a combination of Athens, Rome, and Sparta. They felt they should have the individual freedoms of Athens, the controlled representation of Rome and the tight control of representatives that Sparta offered.

Answer 3

Actually it was Athens, Sparta was a monarchy. But we do owe the honor to Greece as the first Democratic form of government, though it was restrictive in those who participated, slaves, women and metrics were excluded. Rome resembled more of a Republic that was ruled by a Senate and a Caesar, which the U.S. government is modelled after. Ironic, Athenian residents such as Plato were very critical of Democracy, and that a government was best served by a Philosopher-King, who was well versed in all the rigors of Mathematics and Philosophy, excluding Rhetoric. I believe Democracy in Athens ended with the onset of Macedonian domination.

Answer 4

Democracy is a Greek word meaning rule of the people (demos - people, kratia - rule). However when Athens was first turning towards a democratic form of government in the 6th BC the usual term was 'isonomia' meaning equality under the laws.
The historian Herodotus and many later Greeks credit the changes of the law under Solon as the beginnings of democracy in Athens (in particular the law which allowed any citizen who was willing to prosecute certain offences). The tyrant Peisistratus was in power after this time so democracy proper can not be said to have occurred in Athens until the reforms of Cleisthenes. For this reason the tyrannicides Harmodius and Aristogeiton are frequently feted in Athenian texts and stories as being the ones to bring about democracy. However the historian Thucydides says that this story is false as they failed to kill the tyrant himself, but only attacked his brother.
Cleithenes' reforms aimed at realigning the old factions in the city by introducing a new system of demes and the use of a deme name rather than the traditional patronymic.

Pericles was never 'president'. He was one of teh ten generals of Athens.

Answer 5

The city-state of Athens was the first, true democratic government (and only one in history), where the citizens voted on everything. I think it was in the 5th century, BC. However, if my memory serves me well, it fell apart very quickly and became an oligarchy

Rome never had a democracy. It was first established by the Laodiceans and they formed a republic. Julius Caesar established the empire.

I hope this helps.

Answer 6

Athens was the capital of the first democratic state. The Roman Empire conquered Greece and stole from them and made it theirs. Rome formed a republic which is a type of representative democracy.

Answer 7

Greece is not a city, though some of the cities in Greece were ruled as democracies from time to time. Rome was never a democracy.

Answer 8

Athens Greece.

Answer 9

Hello dear!
Rome never had Democracy! There were efforts for controlled tyranny, but most of times without success!
Greece, the motherland of civilization (the arrangement and operation in city states, tried many political systems. Among them, tyranny (people were selecting a citizen and gave him dictatorial powers, for a year), oligarchy (the few were governing), aristocracy (the most knowledgeable and capable people were governing), some were electing kings, who were reining for one year and then were judged for the quality o of the service they gave to their state, democracy! In several city states democracy was tried, but the democracy as we now know it is the outcome of the implication of the laws of Solon, the work of Pisistratus and finally the applications of Cleisthenis, with most brilliant being the age of Pericles (he was elected as the president for many terms!)

Answer 10

Athens, one of the Greek city-states was the first democracy. Rome never had a democracy, they had a republic for a time.