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Sparta - Rulers - Government
The law-based government of Sparta had kings and ephors as well as an assembly and wise old men.
Sparta Index
Sparta Index
Who Said the Spartan Heirs Apparent Did Not Undergo the Rigorous Agoge Training?
It is commonly known that Spartan boys left their mothers at age 7 to start their training in the Spartan militaristic lifestyle, but there appears to have been an exception made for the heirs apparent.
Cleomenes I King of Sparta (reigned c. 520-c. 490 B.C.)
Cleomenes I was an Agiad king of Sparta who reigned for about 30 years and was involved in disputes among various Greek poleis.
Gorgo of Sparta
Gorgo was the daughter of one king and wife of the next Agiad king of Sparta and was renowned for wisdom.
Ephors
The government of Sparta included five annually selected ephors.
Gerousia
A Spartan governmental body of old men.
Delphi and the Law
We don't know whether Lycurgus asked the oracle to simply confirm the law code he already had or asked the oracle to provide the code. Xenophon opts for the former while Plato believes the latter. There's a possibility that the code came from Sparta.
List of Spartan Kings
Names and dates of the Spartan kings.
Ecclesia in Sparta
Glossary entry on the ecclesia in Sparta.