Key Quotes

Question 1

Queen to king during the Persian war?

Answer 1

“Come back with your shield or upon it”

Question 2

Plutarch’ account of the power of the Gerousia(elders) and the kings?

Answer 2

“Lycurgus permitted no one else except the elders and the kings made a proposal”

“If the people make a crooked choice, the elders and the founder-leaders could set it aside”

Question 3

Herodotus explains what happens when a member of the Gerousia dies and his vote is needed?

Answer 3

“Those of the elders who are nearest in kin to them take over their privilege and cast two votes in addition to their own”

Question 4

Herodotus explains the authority that a king has?

Answer 4

“the kings have the sole authority to decide who has the right to marry a girl, own land, matters of infrastructure and who can adopt a child”