Spartan constitution

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constitution mixed constitution political system

The Spartan constitution was the mixed political system of ancient Sparta, traditionally attributed to the lawgiver Lycurgus, that combined monarchy, oligarchy, and limited democracy to regulate its militaristic society.

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Surface form Occurrences
Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
mixed constitution ⓘ
political system ⓘ
aimedAt controlling helot population ⓘ
maintaining internal stability ⓘ
preserving military readiness ⓘ
preventing tyranny ⓘ
appliesTo Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spartan state NERFINISHED ⓘ
attributedTo Lycurgus of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greece
describedIn Aristotle's Politics NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plutarch's Life of Lycurgus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xenophon's Constitution of the Lacedaemonians NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentTypeElement limited democracy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
oligarchy ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Constitution of the Lacedaemonians NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lacedaemonian constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasComponent Apella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gerousia NERFINISHED ⓘ
dual kingship ⓘ
ephorate ⓘ
hasFeature annual election of ephors ⓘ
collective decision-making in assembly ⓘ
common messes ⓘ
equality among Spartiates ⓘ
lifetime tenure for Gerousia members ⓘ
military discipline ⓘ
rigid social hierarchy ⓘ
state-controlled education (agoge) ⓘ
hasSource Great Rhetra NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced classical political thought ⓘ
later theories of mixed government ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
regulates Spartan citizenship ⓘ
Spartan economic life ⓘ
Spartan education system ⓘ
Spartan helot system ⓘ
Spartan land tenure ⓘ
Spartan militaristic society ⓘ
Spartan military training ⓘ
Spartan political institutions ⓘ
Spartan social system ⓘ
timePeriod Archaic Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalLawgiver Lycurgus of Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Megillus of Sparta → alignsWith → Spartan constitution ⓘ
Lycurgus (legendary lawgiver) → associatedWith → Spartan constitution ⓘ
Critias (the elder cousin of Charmides) → notableWork → Spartan constitution ⓘ
subject surface form: Critias
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Lacedaemonians
Agiad dynasty → partOf → Spartan constitution ⓘ
Gerousia → partOf → Spartan constitution ⓘ
ancient Laconia → politicalSystemInfluencedBy → Spartan constitution ⓘ