oligarchic
Examples of oligarchic in the following topics:
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Archaic Greece
- Others suggest that tyrannies were established as a consequence of in-fighting between rival oligarchs, rather than as a result of fighting between oligarchs and the people.
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Effects of the Peloponnesian War
- Following the Peloponnesian War, Athens underwent a period of harsh oligarchic governance and Sparta enjoyed a brief hegemonic period.
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Etruscan Artifacts
- For instance, wealth from trade seems to have supported the rise of aristocratic families who, in turn, were likely foundational to the Etruscan oligarchic system of governance.
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Crises of the Republic
- When Tiberius sought re-election to his one-year term, an unprecedented action, the oligarchic nobles responded by murdering Tiberius, and mass riots broke out in the city in reaction to the assassination.
- Once again, the situation ended in violence and murder as Gaius fled Rome and was either murdered by oligarchs or committed suicide.
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Buddhism
- His father was an elected chieftain, or oligarch, of the small republic.
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The Seven Kings
- The king of Rome possessed absolute power over the people, and the Senate provided only a weak, oligarchic counterbalance to his power, primarily exercising only minor administrative powers.
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The Origins of Etruria
- It is believed that the Etruscan government style changed from total monarchy to an oligarchic republic (as the Roman Republic did) in the 6th century BCE, although it is important to note this did not happen to all city-states.
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Catherine's Domestic Policies
- In 1785, she conferred on the nobility the Charter to the Nobility, increasing further the power of the landed oligarchs.