A Brief Historical Overview of Despotism from the Ancient WorldIn its classical form, despotism is a state in which a single individual (the despot) holds all...
Tyranny
An Historical Overview of TyrannyExamining and comparing some categories of tyrannies. In my book Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice and...
The Tyrants of Ancient GreeceA tyrant was a sole ruler in a Greek city-state, usually a usurper, who held power in...
Tyranny in Ancient Greece and RomeThe classics contain many references to tyranny and its causes, effects, methods, practitioners, alternatives. Introduction In the...
5 Dictators of the 20th Century You Didn’t Learn About in History ClassA few people have had the luxury of enjoying representative governments in human history. Most of the...