Kings Flashcards
King agis at Decalea 413 ‘ had the power to send troops wherever he wished’
What does this show?
Thucydides 8.5.2
King had full control in the beggining of the period.
‘All decisions stem from the king’
Xenophon lac pol 13.10
Both kings used to go out on campaign but after Brasidas and cleons argument in 422BC they no longer do.
Herodotus 5.75
‘Sending out delegation to friends or foes is not his business’
What does this show?
Xenophon lac pol 13.10
They lost power
No power over non military powers
How did Xenophon lac pol 35 say that the Ephors influence the kings whilst on campaign
Go with the Kings on campaign to watch their behavior and reduce any chances of corruption from being abroad
What governing body were the Kings also part of?
Geroisia - HDT
In 432 who over ruled Archidamus in not going to war
- Thucydides Peloponnesian War 1.8
Ephor Sthenelaidas
Herodotus said that the Kings got whta privileges?
Choose who was awarded priesthoods.
Recieved double thd food at messes
Recieved hides of animal sacrifices.
Why was king Agis fined according to plutarch life of lykurgus?
Because he wanted to eat with his wife instead of in tbe mess after battle.
Which instution did Kings not attend?
Agoge - plutarch life of Agesilaos
What did kings and ephors do monthly ? - Xenophon lac pol
Kings sware that they wont take the ephors powers as long as Kings obey the oath
Why was king Pleistoanax exiled from Sparta?
How many kings are there ?
2
How was kingship passed on
Between 2 Spartan families
‘When a king is leading the army, all instructons are given by him personally’
Thucydides 5.66
