- 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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which details the
different element of the
Spartan constitution (kings,
gerousia, ekklesia), but does not
mention the ephors. It has
therefore been suggested...
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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...
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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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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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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...
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supposed to have
created much of the
Spartan constitution,
including the
gerousia and the
ephorate (respectively, the
Spartan council of
elders and annually-elected...
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bicameral with an
upper house (the Senate; Gr****: Γερουσία, romanized:
Gerousía) and a
lower house (the
Chamber of Deputies; Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων, Voulí...
- The Gr****
Senate (Gr****: Ελληνική Γερουσία, romanized: Ellinikí
Gerousía) was the
upper chamber of the
parliament in Greece,
extant several times in the...
