Spartan kings
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Spartan kings were the dual hereditary monarchs of ancient Sparta, responsible for military leadership, religious duties, and certain judicial functions within the city-state’s mixed constitutional system.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dual kingship
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ political institution of ancient Sparta ⓘ |
| associatedLawgiver | Lycurgus (traditional) GENERATED ⓘ |
| checkedBy |
Gerousia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ephors ⓘ |
| couldBeDeposedFor |
military failure
ⓘ
misconduct ⓘ |
| couldBeTriedBy | ephors ⓘ |
| country | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasties |
Agiad dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurypontid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfInstitution | gradual abolition in Hellenistic and Roman periods ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | mixed constitution ⓘ |
| judicialCompetence |
jurisdiction over adoption
ⓘ
jurisdiction over matters of inheritance ⓘ jurisdiction over public roads ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laconia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRole |
judicial functions
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ religious leadership ⓘ |
| militaryCommand | commanders-in-chief of the Spartan army ⓘ |
| notableKing |
Agesilaus II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Agis IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleomenes I NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleomenes III NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonidas I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMonarchs | 2 ⓘ |
| originLegend | descendants of Heracles (Heraclids) ⓘ |
| partOf | Spartan constitution ⓘ |
| powerSharingWith |
Ephors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerousia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spartan assembly (Apella) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| privilege |
double portions at public meals (syssitia)
ⓘ
front seats at public festivals ⓘ right to appoint certain officials ⓘ |
| religiousDuties | high priests of Zeus Lacedaemon and Zeus Uranios ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ Xenophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succession |
hereditary succession
ⓘ
patrilineal succession ⓘ |
| successionLaw | primogeniture among legitimate sons ⓘ |
| symbolicTitle | leaders of the Dorians ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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