If I created my city state of CulrThnSprta. I would make it a democracy, For reasons some city states didn't understand. Such as having happy people, which will keep down civil wars, and slave revolts (Obviously no slaves.) And your people will happily defend their city state in the military (For the most part.) When attacked from Monarchy's, or other governments, that threaten their awesome way of life.
Democracy, despite being freaking amazing, had its flaws at the time. For hundreds and hundreds years past, they had known only dictators, kings, emperors, chieftains. One ruler to govern the kingdom. And now they were saying, everyone is 1/1000 of the king. And people were naturally amazed by this at the time. For it seemed so bizarre to their previous methods. But surprise, surprise, it worked out for the course of history.
The Athenians new way of governing amazed many, so much so that other civilizations had begun to adapt to the new system. The ideas led to revolts/revolutions in the worlds Empires, And caused the independence of some of the most influential countries, such as The United States of America. Changing the world for the better.
http://www.ancient.eu/Athenian_Democracy/ |