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Tyranny In Ancient Greece

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Monarchy: means the government of a person. In the context of ancient Greece it was hereditary and the power was exercised by a king, a Polis whose government was a monarchy was the city-state of Corinth. The power was recognized and had been taken in a legal manner. In ancient Greece this form of government was rare and was distinguished from tyranny by the benevolence of the hereditary ruler (Cartwright, 2018). Tyranny: means power to a Lord, the Tyrant. This definition has a negative value and in ancient Athens was considered an abuse and the fear of a tyrant reinforced the desire for democratic forms of government. It is a government very similar to the monarchy, with a negative meaning of the term, in fact a tyrant does not take power

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