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The Spartan Gerousia: Council of Elders That Ruled Sparta

The Spartan Gerousia: Council of Elders That Ruled Sparta

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In this episode of Sparta vs Athens, Lucas and Luna explore the Spartan Gerousia — the council of 28 elders over 60 who, alongside the two kings, formed the supreme decision-making body of ancient Lacedaemon. Drawing on Plutarch's Lycurgus, Aristotle's Politics, and Xenophon's Lacedaemonion Politeia, they examine how members were elected by acclamation, the age and wealth qualifications, the notorious power to veto the assembly (the apella), and the Gerousia's role in trials of kings. They contrast Spartan gerontocracy with Athenian democracy, discuss the ritual of krypteia and how elders controlled the agoge, and consider whether the Gerousia was a stabilizing force or an oligarchic stranglehold. The episode also touches on specific figures like King Cleomenes I and the ephor Chilon, and the mysterious lawgiver Lycurgus. A rich look at how Sparta's elders kept the state on a knife's edge while young warriors died at places like Leuctra and Thermopylae. #Gerousia #Sparta #AncientGreece #Lycurgus #Plutarch #Xenophon #Aristotle #Apella #SpartanKings #Ephors #Agesilaus #Cleomenes #Chilon #Gerontocracy #Oligarchy #History #FexingoHistory #PeloponnesianWar Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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