Spartan constitution

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The Spartan constitution was the mixed political system of ancient Sparta, traditionally attributed to the lawgiver Lycurgus, that combined monarchy, oligarchy, and limited democracy to regulate its militaristic society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
mixed constitution ⓘ
political system ⓘ
aimedAt controlling helot population ⓘ
maintaining internal stability ⓘ
preserving military readiness ⓘ
preventing tyranny ⓘ
appliesTo Sparta ⓘ
Spartan state ⓘ
linked to: Sparta
attributedTo Lycurgus of Sparta ⓘ
country Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
describedIn Aristotle's Politics ⓘ
Plutarch's Life of Lycurgus ⓘ
linked to: Life of Lycurgus

Xenophon's Constitution of the Lacedaemonians ⓘ
governmentTypeElement limited democracy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
oligarchy ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Constitution of the Lacedaemonians ⓘ
Lacedaemonian constitution ⓘ
hasComponent Apella ⓘ
Gerousia ⓘ
dual kingship ⓘ
ephorate ⓘ
hasFeature annual election of ephors ⓘ
collective decision-making in assembly ⓘ
common messes ⓘ
equality among Spartiates ⓘ
lifetime tenure for Gerousia members ⓘ
military discipline ⓘ
rigid social hierarchy ⓘ
state-controlled education (agoge) ⓘ
hasSource Great Rhetra ⓘ
influenced classical political thought ⓘ
later theories of mixed government ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
regulates Spartan citizenship ⓘ
Spartan economic life ⓘ
Spartan education system ⓘ
Spartan helot system ⓘ
Spartan land tenure ⓘ
Spartan militaristic society ⓘ
Spartan military training ⓘ
Spartan political institutions ⓘ
Spartan social system ⓘ
timePeriod Archaic Greece ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ
traditionalLawgiver Lycurgus of Sparta ⓘ

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Megillus of Sparta → alignsWith → Spartan constitution ⓘ
Critias → notableWork → Constitution of the Lacedaemonians ⓘ
linked to: Spartan constitution
ancient Laconia → politicalSystemInfluencedBy → Spartan constitution ⓘ
Lycurgus (legendary lawgiver) → associatedWith → Spartan constitution ⓘ
Gerousia → partOf → Spartan constitution ⓘ
Agiad dynasty → partOf → Spartan constitution ⓘ
Spartan constitution → describedIn → Xenophon's Constitution of the Lacedaemonians ⓘ
linked to: Spartan constitution
Spartan constitution → hasAlternativeName → Lacedaemonian constitution ⓘ
linked to: Spartan constitution
Spartan constitution → hasAlternativeName → Constitution of the Lacedaemonians ⓘ
linked to: Spartan constitution
Eurypontid house → partOf → Spartan constitution ⓘ