- The
Gerousia (γερουσία) was the
council of
elders in
ancient Sparta.
Sometimes called Spartan senate in the literature, it was made up of the two Spartan...
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capacity as generals. Real
power was
transferred to the
ephors and to the
gerousia.
Despite eventually losing much of
their power, the
kings retained much...
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which details the
different element of the
Spartan constitution (kings,
gerousia, ekklesia), but does not
mention the ephors. It has
therefore been suggested...
- Notably,
Lycurgus established two
bodies in
Spartan law: the
gerousia and the apella. The
gerousia was
known as the
council of
elders and
included the two...
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became a
member of the
gerousia. The
ekklesia also
elected the five
ephors annually.
Ephors presided over
meetings of the
gerousia and the apella. They...
- the
Gerousia, with the two
kings bringing the
membership up to thirty. The
people had the
right to vote on
important questions, but the
Gerousia decided...
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known as the ephors, as well as a
council of
elders known as the
Gerousia. The
Gerousia consisted of 28
elders over the age of 60,
elected for life and...
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shared their judicial functions with
other members of the
gerousia. The
members of the
gerousia had to be over the age of 60 and were
elected for life....
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Cleomenes III
Government List of
Kings of
Sparta (Agiads, Eurypontids)
Gerousia Ephorate Ekklesia Navarchy Social groups Spartiates Perioeci Helots Neodamodes...
- Sparta,
every Spartan child was
inspected by the
council of elders, the
Gerousia, who
determined whether or not the
child was fit to live. The geographer...
