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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Pre-Islamic=== | ===Pre-Islamic=== | ||
The area covered by modern Qustantistan was first settled around 715 BC by Mecistes of Tylossos and a group of exiles. Mecistes and his followers had attempted a coup to topple the tyrant ruling Tylossos on behalf of [[Messisorian Kingdom|Messisoria]]. The attempt failed as it had little public support and Mecistes and his group were given the choice of being put to death or leaving the city. Vowing to forever oppose Messisorian domination, Mecistes and the majority of his followers chose to go into exile. From Tylossos they sailed southeast to the island of Lissene, then only very lightly populated and outside of Messisorian influence. On Lissene they founded a settlement on the island's west coast that they named Elateia. The Elateians wasted no time in subjugating the small hamlets in the island, places such as Thebypes and Salussae were quickly inducted into the enlightened orbit of the new polis willingly or otherwise. The exiles set up a system of governance very similar to that which existed in Tylossos before its domination by Messisoria, that is to say they instituted a form of participative democracy. Each citizen had an equal voice and vote on the assembly of the city and decisions were taken by majority vote. Mecistes by virtue of being their original leader was awarded the title of First Speaker, a position that enabled him to be the first to speak in any debate. | The area covered by modern Qustantistan was first settled around 715 BC by Mecistes of Tylossos and a group of exiles. Mecistes and his followers had attempted a coup to topple the tyrant ruling Tylossos on behalf of [[Messisorian Kingdom|Messisoria]]. The attempt failed as it had little public support and Mecistes and his group were given the choice of being put to death or leaving the city. Vowing to forever oppose Messisorian domination, Mecistes and the majority of his followers chose to go into exile. From Tylossos they sailed southeast to the island of Lissene, then only very lightly populated and outside of Messisorian influence. On Lissene they founded a settlement on the island's west coast that they named Elateia. The Elateians wasted no time in subjugating the small hamlets in the island, places such as Thebypes and Salussae were quickly inducted into the enlightened orbit of the new polis willingly or otherwise. The exiles set up a system of governance very similar to that which existed in Tylossos before its domination by Messisoria, that is to say they instituted a form of participative democracy. Each citizen had an equal voice and vote on the assembly of the city and decisions were taken by majority vote. Mecistes by virtue of being their original leader was awarded the title of First Speaker, a position that enabled him to be the first to speak in any debate. In this early period Mecistes was unchallenged and could always sway the majority to his view, thus basically dictating the city's policies. | ||
There was however some discontent with the leadership and arrogance of Mecistes, and the perception that he had given up too easily and too quickly back on Tylossos. Chief of these malcontents was a man named Timasion, who became a fierce rival of Mecistes and a critic of all his positions. | |||
===Early Islam=== | ===Early Islam=== | ||
====Patriarchate of Elateia==== | ====Patriarchate of Elateia==== | ||