In The Republic, Plato argues that kings should become philosophers or that philosophers should become kings, or philosopher kings, as they possess a special level of knowledge, which is required to rule the Republic successfully.
Plato most likely believed that only people who were wise should run the government.
Explanation:
Plato was a philosopher from Athens, a city-state of Ancient Greece. In this quote, Plato states his feelings about Athenian government...the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meer in one, and those
commoner narures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside.
Egypt was definitely at a high note at that point but Babylon was very wealthy, Assyria was lower than Persia so I'd say Egypt, Babylon, Persia, then Assyria
