8 sentences with “aristocracy”

It took about a century for believers in the old Roman gods, especially Rome's conservative aristocracy, to give up the fight.

The British-American gentry modelled themselves on the English aristocracy, who embodied the ideal of refinement and gentility.

One percent of the empire's population were members of the aristocracy, those men who were allowed to participate as officials in the imperial government and their families.

Powerful members of the aristocracy, well represented in Parliament, successfully persuaded Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, to refrain from raising land taxes.

Greek theory - the oldest tradition that influenced modern forms of organising politics - distinguishes democracy from two other forms of government: monarchy, as the rule of one, and aristocracy, as the rule of the few - the best.

The king, while generally ranking individually above the aristocracy, remained fundamentally the first among equals, "merely" the richest and most powerful person in the richest and most powerful family - the royal dynasty of the realm.

The philosopher Plato - who lived in Athens during the 5th century B.C., the peak of Greek culture and power - in his work "Republic" on political theory and organisation of government, considered aristocracy as the best form of government.

A whole system of status symbols was maintained by both law and custom - to name but a few, only members of the aristocracy could wear masks at masked balls, nobles led processions in towns and had special places to sit in operas and churches alike, and only nobles could carry swords in times of peace.