mixed constitution (Sparta)

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The mixed constitution of Sparta was a distinctive political system that combined monarchical, oligarchic, and democratic elements, balancing power among kings, a council of elders, and citizen assemblies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
mixed constitution ⓘ
political system ⓘ
aimsAt balance of power ⓘ
ApellaMembership adult male Spartan citizens ⓘ
ApellaVotingMethod shouting or acclamation ⓘ
appliesTo Sparta ⓘ
balancesPowerAmong citizen assembly ⓘ
council of elders ⓘ
kings ⓘ
citizenAssemblyName Apella ⓘ
combines democracy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
oligarchy ⓘ
consideredByAristotleAs example of mixed constitution ⓘ
councilOfEldersName Gerousia ⓘ
democraticPowerExercisedBy Apella ⓘ
describedBy Aristotle ⓘ
Plato ⓘ
discussedInWork Aristotle's Politics ⓘ
Plato's Laws ⓘ
ephorsNumber 5 ephors ⓘ
ephorsRole oversight of kings and state ⓘ
ephorsTermLength one year ⓘ
GerousiaMemberAgeRequirement over 60 years ⓘ
hasCheckOnAssembly Gerousia ⓘ
hasCheckOnGerousia Apella ⓘ
kings ⓘ
hasCheckOnKings ephors ⓘ
hasDemocraticElement Apella ⓘ
hasInstitution Apella ⓘ
Gerousia ⓘ
Spartan kings ⓘ
ephors ⓘ
hasMonarchicalElement dual kingship of Sparta ⓘ
hasOligarchicElement Gerousia ⓘ
influenced later theories of mixed government ⓘ
influencedBy Lycurgan reforms ⓘ
kingTitle basileus ⓘ
locatedIn Laconia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
ancient Sparta ⓘ
linked to: Sparta
monarchicalPowerExercisedBy two hereditary kings ⓘ
numberOfGerousiaMembers 28 elders plus 2 kings ⓘ
numberOfKings 2 ⓘ
oligarchicPowerExercisedBy Gerousia ⓘ
purpose prevent concentration of power ⓘ
timePeriod Archaic Greece ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo Lycurgus of Sparta ⓘ

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Classical Greece → hasFormOfGovernment → mixed constitution (Sparta) ⓘ