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Thera (Greece) (search for this): book 4, section 1290b
oligarchy, because both the handsome and the tall are few in number. Nevertheless it is not enough to define these constitutions even by wealth and free birth only; but inasmuch as there are more elements than one both in democracy and in oligarchy, we must add the further distinction that neither is it a democracy if the freei.e. those of citizen birth. being few govern the majority who are not of free birth, as for instance at Apollonia on the Ionian Gulf and at Thera （for in each of these cities the offices of honor were filled by the specially noble families who had been the first settlers of the colonies, and these were few out of many）, nor is it a democracyPerhaps the Greek should be altered here to give ‘an oligarchy.’ if the rich rule because they are in a majority, as in ancient times at Colophon （for there the majority of the population owned large property before the war against the Lydians took place）,
Colophon (search for this): book 4, section 1290b
. being few govern the majority who are not of free birth, as for instance at Apollonia on the Ionian Gulf and at Thera （for in each of these cities the offices of honor were filled by the specially noble families who had been the first settlers of the colonies, and these were few out of many）, nor is it a democracyPerhaps the Greek should be altered here to give ‘an oligarchy.’ if the rich rule because they are in a majority, as in ancient times at Colophon （for there the majority of the population owned large property before the war against the Lydians took place）, but it is a democracy when those who are free are in the majority and have sovereignty over the government, and an oligarchy when the rich and more well bornare few and sovereign. It has then been stated that there are several forms of constitution, and what is the cause of this; but let us take the starting-point that was laid down before
Apollonia (Libya) (search for this): book 4, section 1290b
opia, or by beauty, that would be an oligarchy, because both the handsome and the tall are few in number. Nevertheless it is not enough to define these constitutions even by wealth and free birth only; but inasmuch as there are more elements than one both in democracy and in oligarchy, we must add the further distinction that neither is it a democracy if the freei.e. those of citizen birth. being few govern the majority who are not of free birth, as for instance at Apollonia on the Ionian Gulf and at Thera （for in each of these cities the offices of honor were filled by the specially noble families who had been the first settlers of the colonies, and these were few out of many）, nor is it a democracyPerhaps the Greek should be altered here to give ‘an oligarchy.’ if the rich rule because they are in a majority, as in ancient times at Colophon （for there the majority of the population owned large property before the
Ethiopia (Ethiopia) (search for this): book 4, section 1290b
when the free are sovereign and an oligarchy when the rich are, but that it comes about that the sovereign class in a democracy is numerous and that in an oligarchy small because there are many men of free birth and few rich. For otherwise, suppose people assigned the offices by height, as some personse.g. Hdt. 3.20. say is done in Ethiopia, or by beauty, that would be an oligarchy, because both the handsome and the tall are few in number. Nevertheless it is not enough to define these constitutions even by wealth and free birth only; but inasmuch as there are more elements than one both in democracy and in oligarchy, we must add the further distinction that neither is it a democracy if the freei.e. those of citizen birth. being few govern the majority who are not of free birth, as for instance at Apollonia on the Ionian Gulf and at Thera （for in each of these cities the offices of honor were filled by the specially noble families