Apella
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Apella was the principal popular assembly of Spartan male citizens, responsible for making key political, military, and legislative decisions in the Spartan state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apella canonical | 9 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan institution
ⓘ
political institution ⓘ popular assembly ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lycurgus (legendary lawgiver)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lycurgus of Sparta
|
| authorityOver |
election of ephors
ⓘ
proposals of the Gerousia ⓘ |
| composedOf | Spartan male citizens ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
Gerousia
ⓘ
Spartan kings ⓘ |
| country | Sparta ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | voting by acclamation ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Aristotle's Politics
ⓘ
Life of Lycurgus ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch's Life of Lycurgus
|
| eligibilityCriteria |
Spartan citizenship
ⓘ
male ⓘ minimum age of 30 years ⓘ |
| etymology | possibly related to assemblies of Dorian tribes ⓘ |
| function |
approving treaties and alliances
ⓘ
deciding on war and peace ⓘ electing magistrates ⓘ legislative decision‑making ⓘ military decision‑making ⓘ political decision‑making ⓘ ratifying laws ⓘ voting on proposals ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf |
Sparta
ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan state
|
| hasGreekName | Ἀπέλλα ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central institution of Spartan democracy‑like element ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalStatus | sovereign assembly of the Spartan people ⓘ |
| location | Sparta ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | Sparta ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spartan constitution
ⓘ
Spartan political system ⓘ |
| politicalSystemType | mixed constitution ⓘ |
| region | Laconia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Spartan Ephors
ⓘ
surface form:
Ephors
Gerousia ⓘ Spartan kingship ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | popular element in Spartan mixed constitution ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ |
| votingMethod |
acclamation
ⓘ
shouting ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.