Later on in classical history, however, the word gradually acquired more of its modern flavour, implying a ruler whose sole motivation was power and personal gain, and as a result its use in public life became controversial. Certain rulers, such as Phalaris, tyrant of Akragas in Sicily, who allegedly burned his enemies alive in a brazen bull, were bywords for uncontrolled cruelty and self-indulgence, but others, such as Pittakos at Mytilene, were remembered favourably in later sources as wise and moderate rulers who brought prosperity and peace to their cities. Some tyrants were usurpers who came to power by their own efforts others were elected to rule and still others were imposed by intervention from outside. Evolution of the conceptįor the ancient Greeks, a tyrant was not necessarily a bad ruler in its original form ( tyrannos) the word was used to describe a person who held absolute and personal power within a state, as distinct from a monarch, whose rule was bound by constitution and law. In its modern usage the word tyranny is usually pejorative and connotes the illegitimate possession or use of such power.
In antiquity the word tyrant was not necessarily pejorative and signified the holder of absolute political power. Tyranny, in the Greco-Roman world, an autocratic form of rule in which one individual exercised power without any legal restraint. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.
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