Question: was the egyptian old kingdom was a city-state

title: Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
text: In ancient Athens , the Athenian democracy was restored on three separate occasions following the initial conquest of the city by Antipater in 322 BC . When it fell repeatedly under Macedonian rule it was governed by a Macedonian - imposed oligarchy composed of the wealthiest members of the city - state . Other city - states were handled quite differently and were allowed a greater degree of autonomy . After Philip II conquered Amphipolis in 357 BC , the city was allowed to retain its democracy , including its constitution , popular assembly , city council ( boule ) , and yearly elections for new officials , but a Macedonian garrison was housed within the city walls along with a Macedonian royal commissioner ( epistates ) to monitor the city 's political affairs . Philippi , the city founded by Philip II , was the only other city in the Macedonian commonwealth that had a democratic government with popular assemblies , since the assembly ( ecclesia ) of Thessaloniki seems to have had only a passive function in practice . Some cities also maintained their own municipal revenues . The Macedonian king and central government administered the revenues generated by temples and priesthoods .