Konstan's account of friendship — which is historically, philologically, and philosophically informed — begins with Homeric Greece, proceeds through the
classical and Hellenistic
periods, discusses
Roman views, and ends with some of the fourth — century church fathers in the world of late antiquity.
Monarchy: Throughout much of the Bronze Age / Dark Age / Archaic /
Classical and beyond
period (including the
Roman Empire which is a defacto complex monarchy), there were always monarchies, so this is quite relevant in understanding what / why / how government worked from a day in day out basis.