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Folket · #1 September 28th, 2007, 05:11 PM

MA Ermor and LA Ermor are also the Roman Republic... after the republic.

There was democracy in classic Greece, but to my knowledge that was only in Athen.

BigandScary · #2 October 1st, 2007, 11:05 PM

Sparta was another noted democracy, although theirs had more in common with the Roman Republic than the Athenian democracy. Also, Zylithan, if that is your opinion than I would suggest reading some of the works of John Stewart Mills, who was famously against what he called "Tyrany by majority."

Kristoffer O · #3 October 2nd, 2007, 12:12 PM

> Sparta was another noted democracy,

??? they were ???

My spartan skills are a bit limited, but I've never heard anyone calling them a democracy before.

I would have placed Rome as a middle ground between Athen and Sparta, but I might be wrong.

Warhammer · #4 October 2nd, 2007, 01:20 PM

Sparta was an oligarchy that had democratic elements in it. I think they had an elected king that was voted on by the elders of some number of families or something.

Kristoffer O · #5 October 2nd, 2007, 01:37 PM

That doesn't sound very democratic

Warhammer · #6 October 2nd, 2007, 02:58 PM

Well at least they didn't name an Emperor because some watery bint lobbed a scimitar at his head.

Zylithan · #7 October 2nd, 2007, 06:12 PM

I'm a member of an autonomous collective.

Look! Some lovely filth over here!