what is the development of the western political ideas of the rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny?

Question

using selection from plato's republic and aristotie's politics

Answer 1

"The rule of law is the principle that governmental authority is legitimately exercised only in accordance with written, publicly disclosed laws adopted and enforced in accordance with established procedure. The principle is intended to be a safeguard against arbitrary governance. Samuel Rutherford was one of the first modern authors to give the principle theoretical foundations in Lex, Rex (1644), and later Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws (1748)."

Personally I'd say the idea has been floating around in one form or another since the days of Plato.
See also Magna Carta:
"Magna Carta (Latin for "Great Charter", literally "Great Paper"), is an English charter originally issued in 1215. Magna Carta was the most significant early influence on the long historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law today. Magna Carta was originally created because of disagreements between Pope Innocent III, King John and his English barons about the rights of the King. Magna Carta required the king to renounce certain rights, respect certain legal procedures and accept that the will of the king could be bound by law."

A couple of books that might interest you:
[1] Anarchy, State & Utopia - Robert Nozick
[2] A Theory of Justice - John Rawls

Neither is really about the Rule of Law, but they both have interesting things to say about how we define law and justice.