Concepts of Rebublicanism in 'Non-Western' cultures

Some one mentioned it earlier i think, but Sumerian city states at their very beginnings were fairly democratic, having city councils and the like. Over time, however, religious leaders accumulated land and power, and eventually they partnered with military leaders, from whence came kings and their ilk
 
Some one mentioned it earlier i think, but Sumerian city states at their very beginnings were fairly democratic, having city councils and the like. Over time, however, religious leaders accumulated land and power, and eventually they partnered with military leaders, from whence came kings and their ilk

I have never heard this interpretation of Sumerian history. At most, the Sumerian city states had councils of leading families with some influence over affairs.
 
In the 6th century BC, Tyre abolished its monarchy and instituted rule by judges, but unlike the Greek or Roman worlds or Carthage it didn't last.
It's becoming more disputed that Carthage really went trough a period of monarchy, tough. Instead, we'd be talking of a particularily oligarchic regime that would get more popular with time, up to Barcids.
 
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