Introduction So many forms of government arose in the Greek peninsula that it seems every form imaginable was attempted there at some point. Beyond the forms of government commonly associated with Greece such as monarchy‚ oligarchy and democracy‚ even socialism existed in some forms. In the following material I will look at some of these different forms of government and politico-economic systems and how they compared in the different locations and times that utilized them. Monarchy
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CULTURE STUDY OF SPARTAN SOCIETY Michael Labelle HIST111: World History before 1650 Dr. Timothy Hayburn October 11‚ 2012 Labelle 2 As a culture‚ the Spartans were very unique in their pursuit for prosperity. Morality‚ honor‚ courage‚ discipline and commitment were evident in every aspect of Spartan lifestyle. The code of ethics‚ in which Spartan society lived by‚ were unmatched by any other Greek society and was the embodiment by which they where able to thrive as a culture
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received a whole catalog of honors and privileges…spanned the domestic and military spheres…included priesthoods…” (M Kennell) Government – The Ephorate‚ The Gerousia‚ and the Ekklesia “…kept things in a just equilibrium… to resist democracy‚ and… supporting the people against the establishment of absolute monarchy.” (Plutarch) (Gerousia) “The Assembly included everyone‚ but it seemed to have been a rather passive role…It could only approve or reject...” (Finlay) (Ekklesia) Archaeological Sources:
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Ancient Greek “oligos” translates to “few”‚ while “archia” means “rule” – ‘rule by the few’. Five Ephors were elected annually‚ accompanied by two kings‚ who passed on the crowns to their chosen sons. The Spartan equivalent of the senate was its “gerousia”‚ while Ephors and the Kings would regularly attend the “apella” (general assembly) to develop and try to pass “rhetrai”‚ or motions and decrees. Other purposes of
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oligarchy could be ruled by either a small group‚ or large group of individuals. The most famous example of a Greek oligarchy was Sparta. Sparta had a citizen assembly which participates in government‚ however‚ the groups known as the Ephors and the Gerousia had all the power with decision making (Cartwright‚ 2013). Lastly let us look at the Greek government which most of us are already familiar with‚ a democracy. The word democracy comes from the Greek word demos‚ which means rule of the people. This
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Highly practiced by Sparta‚ it was a form of government that saw the masses at a disadvantage. Retired military men above sixty‚ were usually chosen to serve in the Ephor and Gerousia‚ a group with immense power and control. Tyranny was a form of government that was a lot like Monarchy and was known to grow out of Oligarchies. The difference however was that tyrants‚ did not take power legally‚ and had no claim to the throne
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Sparta VS Athens Allies from their existence‚ Athens and Sparta had fought side by side for centuries. These two Greek city-states fought together in the Greco-Persian war‚ but when the Persians retreated‚ tension rose. Athens gained more power than they needed‚ plunging the two cities into nearly three decades of war. The outcome was devastating. Although Sparta won‚ they were extremely demoralized. Athens was bankrupt and exhausted‚ and neither city regained the military strength they once had
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Jacqueline Gomez The Spartans Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece‚ situated on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia‚ in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC‚ when the invading Dorians subjugated the local‚ non-Dorian population. From 650 BC it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece. Given its military pre-eminence‚ Sparta was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during
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system was shown through ‘500 bushel men‚’ ‘horse men‚’ and ‘200 bushel men.’ This was not vastly different from the oligarchy in Sparta as their system also had much to do with wealth and social status; their weak monarchies were allowed on the Gerousia despite their age. However‚ Sparta was not a Monarchy because of the kings’ limited power. Monarchy and tyranny‚ not withstanding‚ did exist in Greece.
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Lycurgus was an important figure throughout Sparta as he was responsible for setting up a large amount of the Spartan’s social and political institutions. In source A Herodotus shows just how effective Lycurgus was “Later he reorganised the army…by these changes Spartan Government was put upon a sound basis.” He was responsible for introducing laws and advice or prophecies received from a god through the medium ship of a priest or priestess. As Plutarch‚ on Sparta explains: “Lycurgus . . . brought
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