HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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took care of the day-to-day operation of the government
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elected the members of the assembly and the council
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made sure that the kings and the council ruled within the law
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managed the military and trained young boys to be soldiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member ‘council of elders’ limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class, the aristocratic Spartiates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spartan boys entered a rigorous state-sponsored education, military training and socialization program. Known as the Agoge, the system emphasized duty, discipline and endurance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sparta’s government was technically a diarchy because it had two kings. However, there were also many councils. The gerousia was the council of twenty-eight elders elected for life at age sixty, and the apella was the assembly of thirty-year-old citizens who voted on decisions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Five overseers (ephors) elected annually ran the day-to-day operations of Sparta. They could veto rulings made by the council or assembly. Council or Senate (apella) of 28 councilmen (men over 60 and elected for life by the citizens) and the 2 kings. They acted as judges and proposed laws to the citizens’ assembly.