Basileus of Sparta
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The Basileus of Sparta was one of the dual hereditary kings of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, holding supreme military and religious authority within its unique diarchic monarchy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Sparta | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary kingship
ⓘ
monarchical office ⓘ |
| appliesTo | ancient Greek city-state of Sparta ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Zeus Lacedaemonios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus Uranios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | hereditary succession ⓘ |
| capital | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Agiad dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurypontid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | diarchic monarchy ⓘ |
| GreekName | βασιλεύς Σπάρτης ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment | dual kingship ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Helots of Sparta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perioikoi of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ Spartan citizens ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
front seats at public festivals
ⓘ
special portions of sacrificial meat ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief priest of Sparta
ⓘ
commander-in-chief of Spartan army ⓘ supreme military authority in Sparta ⓘ supreme religious authority in Sparta ⓘ |
| inheritedBy | royal families of Sparta ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalFunction | participation in highest court in certain cases ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Laconia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | leading armies on campaign ⓘ |
| numberOfOfficeHoldersSimultaneously | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | Spartan diarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
consulting oracles on behalf of Sparta
ⓘ
presiding over state sacrifices ⓘ |
| residence | Sparta royal quarters ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | hereditary succession within royal houses ⓘ |
| sharesPowerWith |
Ephors of Sparta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerousia of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Spartan laws and customs (rhetra) ⓘ |
| successionRule | patrilineal primogeniture with exceptions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHolder |
Agiad king of Sparta
ⓘ
Eurypontid king of Sparta ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King of Sparta