Over time, it changed from a monarchy to an oligarchy, where a council of elders or a citizens assembly would vote one man in to rule for a one-year period.

随着时间的推移，它从君主制转变为寡头制，由长老委员会或公民大会投票选出一名男子，统治一年。

So I've read and heard as you were learning the business, you had a number of — I don't know if they were formal mentors at all, but it reminds me of some old-fashioned council of elders.

因此，当您学习业务时，我读到并听到过，您有很多——我不知道他们是否是正式的导师，但这让我想起了一些老式的长老会。