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 …

…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.