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- 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...
- which details the different element of the Spartan constitution (kings, gerousia, ekklesia), but does not mention the ephors. It has therefore been suggested...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- IV Cleomenes III Government List of Kings of Sparta Agiads Eurypontids Gerousia Ephorate Ekklesia Navarchy Social groups Spartiates Perioeci Helots Neodamodes...
- Cretan poleis before the 3rd century BCE, and more recently a member of the Gerousia. The Archon received four portions: "one as a common citizen, a second...
- 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....
- every proper citizen's child was inspected by the council of elders, the Gerousia, which determined whether or not the child was fit to live. If the child...