Says Collier’s Encyclopedia: “The extremely conservative Venetian Republic, which Napoleon finally overthrew, provides the classic example of such an oligarchy; but the Free Cities of the Holy Roman Empire, the cities of the Hanseatic League, and the chartered towns of England and western Europe reveal the same general tendencies toward tight oligarchial control by a relatively small but proud and highly cultured patriciate [aristocracy].”
ICollier’s Encyclopedia ithi: “IRiphabliki yaseVenice eyayisabambelele ngokungqongqo kwisithethe, awathi ekugqibeleni uNapoleon wayibhukuqa, ingumzekelo ocacileyo wolawulo olunjalo lwabantu abambalwa; kodwa ubukho bezixeko Ezikhululekileyo Zobukhosi Obungcwele baseRoma, uManyano lweziXeko zaseJamani, needolophu ezizilawulayo zaseNgilani nakwintshona Yurophu butyhila utyekelo olukwanjalo ngolawulo olungqongqo lwabantu abambalwa olwaluphantsi [kwezihandiba] ezithile ezimbalwa kodwa ezaziziphakamisile nezazikudidi oluphezulu lwabantu.”jw2019 jw2019