Republicanism
Republicanism History, despite claims to the contrary, does not repeat itself. However, there are a lot of things within historical studies that reveal similarities or provide points of comparison. In the Western World, every historical analysis takes us back to Greece and Rome so that we can see the foundations of modern societies. And a key component of these worlds are their democratic ideals. From studying the origins and declines of these great empires, we can learn a great deal about types of democratic practices. However, the great empires of the past never had a democracy like the one created in modern America. In the Greek model, only a select population of Athenians voted. The Romans also limited participation in its democratic government. Its republic lasted about five hundred years ending in 27 BC. Afterwards with the formation of the empire, numerous emperors were overthrown before Rome fell in 476 AD. After observing the Greeks and the Romans, students le