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Who was ephor?

Ephors were the senior executive officers (magistrates) in Sparta - five were elected annually by the full citizens, but could not be reelected.. They presided over meetings (MORE)
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Who were the ephors in Sparta similar to in Persia?

The five ephors were the governing council in Sparta, handling  day to day matters. The dual kings of Sparta had mainly religious  and war leader duties, and were advised by (MORE)
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How were the the ephors in Sparta similar to Persia?

Not at all. The Sparta was a limited democracy, the citizens voted  in assembly on motions put to them by the council, the ephors did  the day to day running. Persia was a k (MORE)
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Why is ephors important to Sparta?

They were senior citizens who carried out the day to day decision  making between council meetings and citizen assemblies.
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