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sparta was founded by two men, one of whom was heracles and a friend. as sparta developed a government it kept two kings on the throne to represent the two founders. these royal blood lines were the argolids, the blood line of heracles and the second blood line was named after the son of heracles co-founder. that royal line was known as the eurypontids. next came the 28 elders. these men were picked for this honor for the rest of their lives. next came the five(5) ephors. these men were chosen once a year to serve for only one year, they could never be re-elected again. when it was a neccessity to debate a serius question, the first to discuss this were the two kings, after reaching an understanding with each other, they then joined with the 28 elders. once the kings and elders gathered , this group became known as the gerousia. after they had conferred with each other, the matter at hand, they then gave their advice, wisdom, and a path that they thought best. the ephors would then sit and consider this considerable sum of information. ironicaly it was the ephors who had the most power in the governing of sparta, if they agreed with the gerousia it was a go, if however they did not agree they would sit an discuss another course to follow.also, if a large engagement were to take place, one of the two kings led the battle, while the other occupied the throne of sparta. this type of government was not to be found anywhere else in all of ancient hellas !please do your self a favor. do not try to get precise historical facts fron the t.v. if you are a reader congratulatios, start with herodotus, thucidides, xenophon,diodorus and plutarch. these ancient sources should get you to the modern historians. stephenmccarthy21@Yahoo.com
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The government of sparta was an oligarchy whitch means that it was?
Since the government of Sparta was an oligarchy it was ruled by few.
What is the government of Athens and Sparta?
Anthens : Direct Democracy Sparta: Oligarchy CHICKEN.
In what ways was Sparta's government different?
1.It was an oligarchy not a democracy
What is the government control of daily life in Sparta and Athens?
They were democracies, so the government responded to th citizens.
Who made the most important government decisions in Sparta?
Council of Elders
What kind of government did Sparta set up?
a military based one
What do Citystate monarchy Sparta Athens democracy tyrant legislature pericles jury socrates Plato Aristotle have what in common?
the citystate monarchy is were people are sentenced to death either with their head cut off or drinking poison called hemlock which brings numbness to the limb, choking, and uncontrolible vomiting.
What government does Sparta have?
Sparta was an oligarchy.
In ancient Greece independent communities that followed their own traditions government and laws came to be known as a?
citystate
Who is the government of Sparta?
Sparta used an oligarchy as their form of government. This means that there was a few people who ruled.
The government of sparta was an oligarchy whitch means that it was?
Since the government of Sparta was an oligarchy it was ruled by few.
What are some characteristics of the ancient government of Sparta?
Sparta was oligarchy
How was Sparta government system?
the goverment system of Sparta was oglilarchy.
Type of government in Sparta.?
They had an Oligarchy government :)
What are some of the difference Athens and Sparta had?
Athens had a government based on a democracy Sparta had a military based government
What were the characteristics of the 2 Greek citystate?
There are 5. Argos-Acting/Drama Corinth-Crafts/Arts Megara-Money/Cash Sparta-SPORTS ONLY, but major in sports Athens-Academic, Athletic, Perfect
When did Sparta become a oligarchy government?
Sparta became an oligarchy in 500bce
