What was the political system in ancient greece?

Answer 1

It depends on the period and on the city.
The most known example is Athens where for period from 7th century a.c. until 4th century the political system changed from tyrannic to aristocratic, then oligarchic and finally democratic.
For further info read a small book
(the original title is) Claud Mosse : 'Histoire des doctrines politiques en Grece'', editions ''Les presses Universitaires de france''
I read it translated in Greek. I assume it exists in english. the title should be ''History of political theories in ancient Greece''

Answer 2

So-called “democracy” in ancient Greek city-states was no more than a left-winged populistic system. A “democratic” system usually emerged in states strongly involved in sea trade (mostly in Aegean Sea region), because those kind of countries could easily increase their wealth by combined military/trade expansion. This policy was strongly supported by middle-income groups of citizens like traders, craftsmen and low-income groups like labour workers or sailors, because they were beneficiaries of the increase in trade exchange. Sea trade made necessary a large navy that could be build only by a country government, and thus the role of “government administrators” GPI increased too. So Greek “democracy” was simply an effect of the alliance between middle and low-income citizens against the high-income groups of political interests: aristocracy, planters, the richest merchants.


When the economy was in a good condition, this kind of populistic regime worked quite well without serious conflicts, and at first glance was very similar to real democracy. But when the crisis came, all institutional weakness of that system became obvious. Here are some examples from ancient Athens:


There was very weak control over the government income and spending (In Athens at the times of Pericles, the main part of the city income was the tax paid by the members of Athens Sea Union. Those members were obligated to pay, and could not protest because the Athenian army terrorized them. So payers had no way to decide, how large a tax they would pay, and how this money would be spent.)
There were institutions which made it easy to hound opposition politicians (like ostracism, special courts founded to “protect democracy”), and almost no institutions that could protect them against government abuses.
Meeting of all citizens was very weak in controlling government and conducting serious legislative work, but was very easy to dominate by a skillful demagogue.
Appendix: Polity of ancient Athens (political

Answer 3

Althow all present day democratic structures have been modeled after the political gadget of 4th century BC Athens whose author (Pericles) observed as "democracy", i'm afraid that actual democracy (because it initially existed) died with the autumn of Greece under the Romans. i will rather help that by potential of purely asserting some needed factors of the unique democratic gadget of historic Athens. 1st, politicians did not gets a commission for being politicians (and did not acquire any "bonus stuff" the two) 2d, all people who did not take area grow to be observed as "idiotis" later to be utilized in English language "fool" and had no social life in any respect. third, there have been votes each now and then to make certain if somebody grow to be enemy of the gadget, if so, he grow to be "deported" i think that those 3 undemanding purposes do not exist any further. i ought to state greater data yet they'd be style of sexist and that i don't prefer to talk...

Answer 4

Political System Of Ancient Greece

Answer 5

It was also a collection of city-states. Each city was completely self-governed. Each city often had wars with the other cities. However, when one city had an outside enemy, these city-states would band together and fight as one army.

Answer 6

Democracy - worked a treat!

Answer 7

a democracy

Answer 8

democracy