History and Story (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry")

The Cycle of Dominion

A model that provokes questions is this rendering of a concept dating back to classical Greek and Roman thinkers, the cycle of political evolution, and forms of dominion. The Hellenistic historian Polybius (born c. 200 B.C.) sketched the notion of governmental forms that decay over time and turn into new structures.

Does the model seem useful? Or entirely wrong? Where would you say your society or polity is in this model? Where would you want it to be?

1 Comment

  1. Tatjana Scarborough

    Going into Mobocracy however it feels like tyranny. Maybe tyranny of the mob .

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