The word anacyclosis has been variously translated as “the cycle of political revolution” and “the cycle of the constitutions.” In short, the theory states that the six regime archetypes that the …

Polybius's concept of the cycle of governments is called anacyclosis. [6] Polybius, in contrast to Aristotle, focuses on the idea of mixed government: the idea that the ideal government is one …

Jun 30, 2020 · How are democracies born? What causes their rise and eventual demise? And why are they so historically rare? We at the Institute believe that the theory of anacyclosis …

Jul 31, 2022 · Anacyclosis entails two distinct but related processes running in parallel. The first is an external tendency toward territorial expansion, with diverse cities and states swept up into …

Anacyclosis entails two distinct but related processes running in parallel. The first is an external tendency toward territorial expansion, with diverse cities and states swept up into the domain …

Jun 15, 2021 · A compilation of all of our articles from the historical greats discussing, debating, and defining anacyclosis and the cycle of collapse.

The events in plain font highlight Anacyclosis’s internal revolutionary one-few-many-one sequence. The events in bold describe a parallel process alluded to by Polybius and …

May 30, 2024 · Derived from the Greek term ἀνακύκλωσις, anacyclosis means cycle, wheel, or cycle of political revolutions. Many ancient Greek thinkers contributed to this theory, but …

Feb 5, 2025 · Anacyclosis and Kyklos both describe the same thing: the cycle of governmental collapse. How the different government forms constantly recycle themselves throughout …

Nov 30, 2020 · It is long past time to reclaim from antiquity the word that anticipates democracy’s fate, as it narrates the course of Western Civilization itself: Anacyclosis. We are a group of …