Oligarchy is a form of government. In an oligarchic system, all the power is held by a small group of people. It is usually the most powerful people who govern the state. The kingship alternated between three leading families. Oligarchy can be a form of dictatorship.
Rule by the best
changeAn oligarchy where the best rule is called Aristocracy.
Rule by the rich
changeIf the richest people rule the country, this is called Plutocracy.
Other websites
change- Online Text: Leonard Whibley, Greek Oligarchies: Their Character and Organisation Archived 2005-03-12 at the Wayback Machine (1896), still the only full-scale treatment of oligarchy in Classical Greece.
