Ephors Flashcards
How long did Ephors serve for?
1 year
Why is the Ephorslength of service an issue?
They were vulnerable to anyone that had more permanent power from wh they annoyed
When did Plutarch say that the Ephorate was invented?
During king theopompus reign in the 7th century BC.
130 years after Lykurgus
Who does Xenophon believe set up the Ephorate?
Lykurgus
When did modern schollar Paul Cartledhe say that the Ephorate was set up?
720-650 BC
An example of the Ephorate having more political power than the kings
Thucydides Peloponnesian War 1.87
Sthenelaidas overrules king agis in 432 BCanout going to war over wether Athens had broken the peace treaty or not.
How do the Ephors control the Kings on campaign?
Watch them to punish them upon their return to Athens. - Xenophon
What do the Ephors fo to limit the every day powers of the Kings.
Swap oaths to let the Kings remain in power as long as they abide by their oaths to Tbe Ephors - Xenophon 15.7
How did the Ephors punish king Agis after he refused to eat in the mess?
Fined him - plutarch lykurgus
Did Plutarch say that the Ephorate weekend the strength of the ephorate or strengthened it.
‘The creation of the ephorate strengthened it’
What important military decision do the Ephors make?
What age group is called up yo war - Xenophon lac pol
Who madeup the Ephorate?
Any man regardless of wealth in Sparta
‘Can be bought as a result of their poverty’
Aristotle politics
