> This cycle, which was recognized by Polybius and called anacyclosis, played itself out in both Athens and Rome in antiquity. Could you be more explicit about

> This cycle, which was recognized by Polybius and called anacyclosis, played itself out in both Athens and Rome in antiquity. Could you be more explicit about Rome please? From what I know, the transition from Roman kings to the Republic doesn't match the pattern you describe. Neither does the fall of the Western Empire. In neither case is there a transition from kings to aristocratic rule to democracy.