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Cleomenean War — Greece at around the time of the Cleomenean … Wikipedia
Ephor — An ephor (Classical Greek Polytonic|Ἔφορος ) (from the Greek polytonic|ἐπί, epi , on or over , and polytonic|ὁράω, horaō , to see , i.e. one who oversees ) was an official of ancient Sparta. There were five ephors elected annually, who swore each … Wikipedia
Cleomenes III — King of Sparta Reign 235 BC – 222 BC Born 260 BC Birthplace Sparta Died 219 BC Place … Wikipedia
Sparta — Infobox Former Country native name = Σπάρτα conventional long name = Sparta common name = Sparta continent = Europe region = Mediterranean country = Greece era = Classical Antiquity government type = Oligarchy event start = Dorian invasion year… … Wikipedia
History of democracy — Part of the Politics series Democracy History · … Wikipedia
ephor — ephoral, adj. ephorate /ef euh rayt , euhr it/, ephoralty /ef euhr euhl tee/, n. /ef awr, ef euhr/, n., pl. ephors, ephori / euh ruy /. one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, esp. at Sparta, where a body of five was… … Universalium
apella — Ancient Spartan assembly, similar to the Ecclesia of other Greek states. The apella, whose monthly meetings were open to citizens over age 30, did not initiate proposals. It could only consider matters submitted by the ephors or the gerousia.… … Universalium
Conspiracy of Cinadon — The Conspiracy of Cinadon was an attempted coup d état which took place in Sparta in the 4th century BCE during the first years of the reign of Agesilaus II (398 BCE 358 BCE).[1] The leader was Cinadon, who was a distinguished military officer,… … Wikipedia
Republic — For the political ideology, see Republicanism. For other uses, see Republic (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government … Wikipedia
Pausanias (general) — Pausanias (Greek = Παυσανίας) (d. c. 470 BC) was a Spartan general of the 5th century BC. He was the son of Cleombrotus and nephew of Leonidas I, serving as regent after the latter s death, since Leonidas son Pleistarchus was still under age.… … Wikipedia
