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Rebellion Against Power in Ancient Greece
Title: Rebellion Against Power in Ancient Greece
Category: History
Details: Words: 402 | Pages: 1.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Rebellion Against Power in Ancient Greece
Rebellion against power in Ancient Greece
The government of many city-states, notably Athens, passed through four stages from the time of Homer to historical times. The oligarchic successors of the kings were the wealthy landowning nobles, the " eupatridae," or wellborn. However, the rivalry among these nobles and the discontent of the oppressed masses was so great that soon a third stage appeared. Not only did this lead to the next stage of tyranny but also …showed first 75 words of 402 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 402 total…a house at Plateae and conspired to overthrow the rule of the people…”
The second attempt to overthrow the democracy took place within a few years after the reforms of Ephialtes established the democracy.
Generally however, there is not a particularly large emphasis upon rebellion as a result of internal power struggles, with the main concerns of the time leading to battle and disrupt centring around international discontent and larger problems such as the Persians.
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