Abstract
This chapter examines the impact of stasis, or civil war, on the different types of political regime in ancient Greece as well as the strategic dynamics of oligarchic breakdown. Stasis posed a major problem for the Greek poleis, especially during the Classical period. Although some scholars describe the polis as a place of unity and strong civic identity, the ancient evidence shows that sedition, treason, factional infighting, and all-out social conflict were common in ancient Greece. Furthermore, stasis was not confined to a particular kind of polis (large or small, rich or poor), but seems to have affected most of them. The chapter first considers examples of oligarchic overthrow that occurred in public space, along with their internal logic, before discussing the dynamics of breakdown within the ruling elite.
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