They have twenty-eight men who are over sixty years old in the council of elders (gerousia) with five elected overseer called ephors who joined with the two kings to rule the city of Sparta. It is the rule of the people based on ability or
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Due to the heavy influence of my culture on respecting and treating the older adults with uttermost compassion‚ it motivated me to work in field of geriatrics as a geriatrician in the future. Growing up‚ I was always taught that life runs in a complete circle. Parents take care of the children when they are little‚ so the children will repay the parents and take care of them when they get older. In the United States‚ I do not see the same mentality in some people and it leads to problems like abuse
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societies differently. For example Athens wasn’t a military driven society while Sparta was. Sparta a war driven society‚ Sparta has a government set-up of two Kings who had power over and led the Spartan army and Sparta as whole. Behind them was the Gerousia which was the Spartan council of
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In the Ancient Grecian culture there were various political systems in use depending on the city or Poleis. Today we shall take a look at the following systems monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy‚ there were some others but these will be our focus. Interestingly enough while we think of ancient Athens as being a democracy it wasn’t always so‚ it eventually evolved into a democratic nation‚ but between the 8th to 6th century‚ Athens was ruled by aristocracy and according to The
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also an assembly of all male citizens‚ with only Spartan members. Periokoi‚ Helots‚ slaves were not members of the assembly. Anyway‚ the powers of that assembly were relatively weak‚ true power belonged to “elder council” of men over 60 called the Gerousia and five magistrates called Ephors. The Spartan system has been characterized from equality between all Spartan men‚ as soldiers‚ called Homoioi. In Athens‚ in origin‚ the organization was like other Greek cities: aristocrats were on top of the
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belonged clams from Agiads and Eurypontids. The Ephors: three to five of them ruled alongside the kings‚ sometimes with much more power‚ dealing from military and judicial affairs to foreign relations. Elected by the Assembly and serving for a year. The Gerousia: represented by 30 men over the age of 60‚ this group was formed by an influential elite of aristocrats‚ including the two Kings‚ which then alongside the Ephors had the most say in all the proceedings and decisions that were brought in the Assembly
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Introduction Throughout Ancient Greek history various forms of government have ruled the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta. These have included aristocracy‚ oligarchy‚ tyranny‚ monarchy‚ and democracy. An oligarchy is ruled by the few‚ which could also be as a small group of the aristocracy. Monarchy is ruled by a hereditary single sovereign‚ while tyranny by a single leader who took power by force. Democracy is the rule of the people. This essay will show the changes of government between the
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Religion‚ death and burial Religion played a central role in Spartan society in the ancient world. In addition to being well known for their fierce fighting force‚ Spartans were well known amongst other Greek city-states for their devotion and serious attitude towards religion and the gods. Because of their strict devotion to religious practises‚ they were often mocked by other Greek states. The gods were to be obeyed completely and were to be respected completely by all Spartans‚ though in theory
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Greek City states; little did they know this wouldn’t last long. The Spartan political system was unusual in that it had two hereditary kings from two different families. The kings were priests of Zeus and sat on the council of elders known as the gerousia. In Sparta there was a strong emphasis on military training and frugal living in mess halls. Growing up beginning at the age of seven‚ men were raised to be ready to join the army. Men were separated into age groups and sent to live in barracks
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The Three Major City-States In the Archaic Age(700-500 B.C.E.)‚ all of the city-states that existed in that period were different from each other. By examining three leading city-states of Greek civilization‚ Sparta ‚ Corinth and Athens ‚ the diversity of the Archaic Greece could be understood. The best way to understand this diversity is to approach these three city-states in three different aspects of societies. Examining them by politically‚ economically and culturally would be appropriate
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