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 …showed first 75 words of 399 total…

…showed last 75 words of 399 total…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.