What forms of government did ancient Greece have?

Not settling on a definitive answer to these questions, government in the ancient Greek world, therefore, took extraordinarily diverse forms and, across different ... read more

There were several main types of government. Sparta was Oligarchical (ie ruled by an Oligarch), which translates as 'rule of the few'. This is attributed to Lykouros around 700 B.C in a declaration called the Great Rhetra. read more

The ancient city of Athens, Greece, had a democratic government. Its democracy was"the rule of the mob," and historians consider the Athenians as the developers of democracy. In 508 B.C., Athens became one of the first societies in ancient times to establish democracy. read more