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Matt Simonton

Matt Simonton

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Matt Simonton is Associate Professor of Classics at Princeton University and the author of Classical Greek Oligarchy: A Political History (Princeton University Press, 2017) and Ancient Greek Democracies (Cambridge University Press, 2026).

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    Oligarchy’s Ancient Origins

    Jul 1, 2026 Matt Simonton shows how the “rule of the few” roiled the Greek world, and how democracy triumphed—and can do so again.

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