This is a list of the Greek democracies for which there is some evidence in the Archaic period, following Eric Robinson's book The First Democracies (Stuttgart, 1997). Most of them probably pre-date the establishment of democracy in Athens by Cleisthenes in 508-507 BC.
Polis/ areaDate Achaea At some point between c. 650 and c. 500 BC Chios Probably a democracy sometime between c. 600-550 BC Megara Probably a democracy sometime in the 6th century BC Chalkis Possibly a short-lived democracy sometime in the 6th century BC Mantinea Possibly a democracy sometime in the 6th century BC Cnidus A democracy either in the 6th century or the 4th century BC Heraclea Pontica A democracy by c. 560 BC Cyrene A democracy from c. 550 BC Naxos A democracy from c. 550 to 490 BC Ambracia Probably a democracy by c. 550 BC Argos A democracy possibly from c. 550, and definitely from 494 BC Elis Possibly a democracy in the 6th century, and definitely in the 5th century BC Samos Possibly a democracy in the late 6th century BC Kos A democracy from the 490s BC Akragas Possibly a democracy before 488, and definitely one after 472 BC
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