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Magistrates in ancient Sparta
The ephors were a board of five magistrates in ancient Sparta. They had an extensive range of judicial, religious, legislative, and military powers, and
Ephor
Greek Archaeological Service official
In Greece, ephor (Greek: έφορος, romanized: ephoros, lit. 'overseer') is a title formerly given to the head of an archaeological ephorate (εφορεία, ephoria)
Ephor_(archaeology)
The Society of Ephors, or Société des Ephores, was a late 19th-century French political group established in the aftermath of the defeat of the Second
Society_of_Ephors
German archaeologist (1806–1859)
early years of archaeology in the independent Kingdom of Greece, serving as Ephor General of Antiquities between 1834 and 1836. As a representative of the
Ludwig_Ross
Branch of Greek government for antiquities
least 1825, and given its legal basis in 1834. Its officers were known as "ephors" for most of its history, and have included some of Greece's foremost archaeologists
Greek_Archaeological_Service
Agiad king of Sparta from c.560 to c.524 BC
Leonidas I and grandfather of Pleistarchus. Under the leadership of the ephor Chilon, in office during the middle of the 6th century, Sparta ended its
Anaxandridas_II
City-state in ancient Greece
to declare war and was accompanied in the field by two ephors. He was supplanted by the ephors also in the control of foreign policy. Over time, the kings
Sparta
Greek archaeologist (1798–1863)
October] 1863) was a Greek archaeologist. He was the first Greek to serve as Ephor General of Antiquities, the head of the Greek Archaeological Service, in
Kyriakos_Pittakis
Structure of ancient Spartan government
proposed it.). Civil cases were decided by the ephors, and criminal jurisdiction had been passed to the ephors, as well as to a council of elders. By 500
Spartan_constitution
Eurypontid king of Sparta from 469/8 to 427/6 BC
had a son Agis II. Archidamus's later second marriage was to Eupolia. The Ephors objected to this union, arguing that due to Eupolia's short stature, “She
Archidamus_II
Greek archaeologist (1815–1888)
– 7 August [O.S. 26 July] 1888) was a Greek archaeologist. He served as Ephor General of Antiquities, the head of the Greek Archaeological Service, between
Panagiotis_Efstratiadis
399 BC attempted coup in Sparta, ancient Greece
Although elaborately organized, the plot was in the end betrayed to the ephors; they cracked down on the conspirators, and Cinadon himself was punished
Conspiracy_of_Cinadon
Queen of Crete in Greek mythology
underwent major upheavals sparked by the ephors' dreams at the shrine during the Hellenistic era. In one case, an ephor dreamed that some of his colleagues'
Pasiphaë
Citizens' assembly in ancient Sparta
role was to ratify the proposals brought to it by the gerousia and the ephors. Unlike its more famous counterpart the Assembly of ancient Athens, the
Spartan_Assembly
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
Sparta, a political system with two kings, a council of elders, and five ephors developed over the course of the 8th and 7th centuries. According to Spartan
Ancient_Greece
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Greek_Dark_Ages
Spartan general and regent (died c. 477 BC)
Pausanias's intentions) to the Spartan ephors. Diodorus adds further detail to Thucydides's account. After the ephors were loath to believe the letter provided
Pausanias_the_Regent
Spartan war (229/228–222 BCE)
restoring traditional Spartan discipline while weakening the influence of the ephors, elected officials who, though sworn to uphold the rule of Sparta's kings
Cleomenean_War
Agiad King of Sparta from c. 524 BC to c. 490 BC
not reign for much longer". Elsewhere, Cleomenes dutifully reports to the ephors about an attempt to bribe him, and, when campaigning at Eleusis, it is Demaratus
Cleomenes_I
2006 film by Zack Snyder
insulted Queen Gorgo, and his envoy into a bottomless pit. Visiting the Ephors, Leonidas proposes driving back the Persians through Thermopylae by funneling
300_(film)
King of Sparta from c. 489 BC to 480 BC
wife, but also his father's niece and had been barren for so long that the ephors, the five annually elected administrators of the Spartan constitution, tried
Leonidas_I
Senate of ancient Sparta
different ephors [ἐφόρων] in different cases, while cases of homicide are tried by the ephors [γέροντες]", has mistakenly repeated "ephors" when "gerontes"
Gerousia
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Acropolis_of_Athens
rather than the same individual. In 421 B.C., Xenares served as one of the ephors of Sparta and opposed the Peace of Nicias, the treaty intended to halt hostilities
Xenares_(Peloponnesian_War)
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
Cleomenes III (235–222 BC) staged a military coup against the conservative ephors and pushed through radical social and land reforms in order to increase
Hellenistic_period
Greek archaeologist (1850–1928)
well as archaeological discoveries on his native island of Kephallonia. As Ephor General (the head of the Greek Archaeological Service) from 1885 until 1909
Panagiotis_Kavvadias
Greek archaeologist (c. 1840–1885)
and recruited in 1866 as an assistant to Panagiotis Efstratiadis, the Ephor General of Antiquities leading the Greek Archaeological Service. Over the
Panagiotis_Stamatakis
American comedian, actor, producer and writer (born 1983)
2009 Ratko: The Dictator's Son Chris 2011 The Legend of Awesomest Maximus Ephor 1 2012 Pitch Perfect Bumper Allen 2014 Neighbors Beer Pong Guy #1 Cameo
Adam_DeVine
Battle won by Macedonia against Sparta, 331 BC
to Plutarch, Antipater demanded fifty Spartan boys as hostages, but the Ephor Eteocles explained that such a demand could never be accepted, since it
Battle_of_Megalopolis
6th century BC Spartan philosopher, ephor and writer
was an old man in the 52nd Olympiad (572 BC), and that he was elected an ephor (overseer) in Sparta in the 56th Olympiad (556/5 BC). Alcidamas states that
Chilon_of_Sparta
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Ancient_Greek_sculpture
King of Sparta in 445–426 and 408–395 BC
majority of three ephors (out of five) and Agis II to lead the Peloponnesian army to Attica to put Lysander in check. Only one ephor's name is known: Nausikleidas
Pausanias_(king_of_Sparta)
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
king Archidamus II spoke against the war, but the opinion of the hawkish ephor Sthenelaidas prevailed in the Spartan ecclesia. A majority of the Spartan
Peloponnesian_War
Festival in Ancient Greece
the news, the ephors brought the festival to a close (Plut. Ages. 29. 2-3). Xenophon expands on this information, saying that the ephors instructed the
Gymnopaedia
Mother of 5th-century BC Spartan officer, Brasidas
became famous, and Argileonis is said to have been rewarded for it by the ephors. Plutarch, Lycurgus 25 This article incorporates text from a publication
Argileonis
Spartan ephor in 432 BC
Sthenelaidas (Ancient Greek: Σθενελαίδας) was a Spartan who held the office of ephor in 432 BC. He is best known for having spoken in favour of initiating the
Sthenelaidas
1962 epic historical drama film by Rudolph Maté
Sparta, his fellow king Leotychidas II is fighting a losing battle with the ephors – a council of five magistrates – over the religious harvest festival of
The_300_Spartans
Gold funeral mask discovered at the ancient Greek site of Mycenae
Schliemann's work (after the issues at Troy), sending Panagiotis Stamatakis as ephor, or director, of the excavation, who kept a close eye on Schliemann. Proponents
Mask_of_Agamemnon
5th century BC Agiad King of Sparta
the reign of his nephew Pleistarchus (r. 480–459) until his murder by the ephors, possibly in 467/6, allegedly for Medism. He belonged to the Agiad dynasty
Pleistoanax
Canadian actress and model
young Spartan girl who was chosen for her beauty and is guarded by the old Ephors, being frequently molested by them. Her words, spoken in a trance, are interpreted
Kelly_Craig
Library in Bucharest, Romania
university committee (including the rector, the faculties' deans, the school ephor and the chief librarian as secretary), and the deans were always consulted
Central University Library, Bucharest
Central_University_Library,_Bucharest
3rd-century BCE king of Sparta, Agiad dynasty
the ephors. Four of the ephors were killed, while the fifth, Agylaeus, managed to escape and seek sanctuary in a temple. Having removed the ephors, Cleomenes
Cleomenes_III
Greek archaeologist (1904–1963)
He carried out excavations in the city with Antonios Keramopoulos, the ephor (archaeological superintendent) of the region. He published an article on
John_Papadimitriou
Process by which a population chooses the holder of a public office
were eligible both to vote and to hold public office, date back to the Ephors of Sparta in 754 BC, under the mixed government of the Spartan Constitution
Election
4th-century BC Theban gay military unit
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Sacred_Band_of_Thebes
Aspect of ancient Greek society
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Prostitution in ancient Greece
Prostitution_in_ancient_Greece
Law-enforcement body
Athenian police forces were supervised by the Areopagus. In Sparta, the Ephors were in charge of maintaining public order as judges, and they used Sparta's
Police
Civil war in Ancient Greece
including Agis, voted guilty, but fourteen Gerousia, as well as all five Ephors, voted not guilty so he was acquitted. Cartledge 1987, p. 350. Cartledge
Phyle_Campaign
5th century BCE Spartan general, initial commander of the ten thousand
final defeat of Athens, Clearchus returned to Sparta and appealed to the ephors, asking to be given a force to settle the political dissensions then rife
Clearchus_of_Sparta
Educational model once used in Athens
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Paideia
Varieties of Ancient Greek in classical antiquity
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Ancient_Greek_dialects
Destroyed medieval church in Rhodes, Greece
the nineteenth century. Ludwig Ross, a German archaeologist and former ephor-general of antiquities of Greece, visited in 1843, and noted an ancient
Church of St John of the Collachium
Church_of_St_John_of_the_Collachium
5th-century BC Spartan general
Athenians (431 BC). During the following year he seems to have been eponymous ephor, and in 429 BC he was sent out as one of the three commissioners to advise
Brasidas
Period of ancient Greece (510 to 323 BC)
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Classical_Greece
Military forces of Athens in Ancient Greece
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Athenian_military
Terse philosophical saying
sent the message: If I invade Laconia, I shall turn you out. The Spartan ephors again replied with a single word: If. Philip proceeded to invade Laconia
Laconic_phrase
Military alliance led by Sparta, c. 550 – 366 BC
from Tegea to Sparta. This new diplomacy was likely sponsored by Chilon, ephor c. 556, who therefore enabled Sparta to present itself as the natural successor
Peloponnesian_League
Archaeological museum in Astros, Greece
twentieth century. In 1985, the building was converted into a museum by the Ephor of Antiquities, Dr. Theodoros Spyropoulos. The courtyard of the building
Archaeological Museum of Astros
Archaeological_Museum_of_Astros
Bronze Age civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Minoan_civilization
Athenian general and statesman (c. 450–404 BC)
Alcibiades spoke and instilled fear of Athenian ambition into the Spartan ephors by informing them that the Athenians hoped to conquer Sicily, Italy, and
Alcibiades
Eurypontid king of Sparta from c.560 to c.510 BC
that the child could not be his – this in the presence of the council of ephors. He soon regretted his outburst, especially after his wife explained that
Ariston_of_Sparta
480 BC engagement of the Greco-Persian Wars
sacrilegious for the whole Spartan army to march to war. On this occasion, the ephors decided the urgency was sufficiently great to justify an advance expedition
Battle_of_Thermopylae
Corporate title
ISSN 0017-8012. Retrieved 2021-04-05. "The Role of the Chief Strategy Officer, Ephor Group". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
Chief_strategy_officer
Ancient Minoan buildings in Crete
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Minoan_palaces
King of Sparta
royal descent, and had made good his claim to the throne by bribing the ephors with one silver talent each. Modern historians have doubted this story,
Lycurgus_(king_of_Sparta)
Scottish sport
Academy, where it is used in an annual Hailes match of the Ephors versus the Leavers (or non-Ephors) and in athletics where they run a clacken-and-ball race
Hailes_(ball_game)
King of Sparta
the ephor Lysander, the co-king Agis IV, and their supporters. Leonidas II opposed the attempted reforms of his Eurypontid co-king, Agis IV. The ephor, Lysander
Leonidas_II
Musical traditions of ancient Greece
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Music_of_ancient_Greece
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Euripides
Phoenician city-state
Hundred and Four (𐤌𐤀𐤕 or miat). Although he compares this body to the ephors of Sparta, a council of elders that held considerable political power, its
Ancient_Carthage
Greek philosopher, historian, and soldier (c.430–355/354 BC)
Failing to capture Larissa, the Greeks fell back to Caria. As a result, the ephors of Sparta recalled Thimbron and sent Dercylidas to lead the Greek army.
Xenophon
List of personal titles
Supranational En Sumerian Ceremonial/ executive Hereditary? Local/ national Ephor Greek Executive Elected National Epihipparch Greek Executive Appointed Divisional
List_of_titles
Human settlement, acropolis, necropolis in Rhodes
Papachristodoulou, Archaeologist Ph.D., Honorary Ephor of Antiquities, Rhodes Melina Philemonos, Archaeologist Ph.D., Ephor, 22nd Ephoreate of Prehistoric and Classical
Ancient_Kymissala
Multi-sport event in Athens, Greece
the referees and the game director bore the same names as in antiquity (Ephor, Helanodic and Alitarc). Prince George acted as final referee; according
1896_Summer_Olympics
Overview of and topical guide to ancient Greece
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Outline_of_ancient_Greece
Citizens of ancient Sparta
Politically, Spartiate men composed the army assembly, the body that elected the ephors, the most powerful magistrates of Sparta after the kings. This type of governing
Spartiate
Early Bronze Age culture in Greece
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Phylakopi_I_culture
Historic site in Spain
Cambridge University Press. p. 33. Graham (1992), p. 45. Strabo. Ptol., Geogr. Ephor. apud Steph. B. Sagona, Claudia (2015-08-25). The Archaeology of Malta.
Abdera,_Spain
Dating system used for part of the early Bronze Age in Greece
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Grotta-Pelos_culture
Historical period of Greece following Classical Greece
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Hellenistic_Greece
British archaeologist (1879–1957)
force behind Wace's departure. Several Greek professors and archaeological ephors wrote to the BSA's London committee, expressing their regret at the decision
Alan_Wace
Form of government with dual co-rule
(Senate). Actual day-to-day public administration in Sparta was managed by the ephors. Following the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, the Romans established an
Diarchy
Army of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta
caused the Spartan phalanx formation to break. According to Xenophon, the ephors would first mobilize the army. After a series of religious ceremonies and
Spartan_army
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Greece_in_the_Roman_era
Period of ancient Greece from c. 800 to 480 BC
enslavement of the Messenian population as Helots. Around the same time, the ephors gained the power to restrict the actions of the kings of Sparta. Thus by
Archaic_Greece
Romanian writer (1811–1872)
Evropa". In 1836, he married Elisaveta Dauksz. In the same year he became an ephor of the schools in Hotin County. In 1838 his son Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu
Alexandru_Hâjdeu
British-Canadian author, actor, director, and magician (1961 – 2013)
Arthur Nemo (voice) 2002 Abandon Andre 2004 The Day After Tomorrow RAF #2 2006 300 Ephor #1 2007 I'm Not There Drunk 2012 On the Road Mississippi Gene
Greg_Kramer
5th century BCE Spartan general
Cleandridas or Cleandrides (Greek: Κλεανδρίδας or Κλεανδρίδης) was a Spartan general of the 5th century BCE, who advised the young Agiad king Pleistoanax
Cleandridas
further hypothesizes that other reforms such as the introduction of the Ephors were later innovations that were attributed to Lycurgus. The Original Five
History_of_Sparta
Ancient Greek vase in the British Museum
discovered in Corinth around 1852. In 1877, Panagiotis Efstratiadis, the Ephor General of Antiquities in charge of the Greek Archaeological Service, had
Aineta_aryballos
the members of the gerousia and the ephors, and accepted or rejected gerousia's proposals. Finally, the five ephors were Spartans chosen in apella to oversee
History_of_democracy
Greek antiquarian and antiquities dealer (1823–1898)
came to increasing public and official attention, particularly that of the Ephor General, Panagiotis Efstratiadis; Rhousopoulos was fined after his illegal
Athanasios_Rhousopoulos
Bronze Age culture
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Cycladic_culture
Inscribed clay disc found in Crete, Greece
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Phaistos_Disc
Dikasterion Ecclesia Graphe paranomon Heliaia Ostracism Spartan Ecclesia Ephor Gerousia Macedon Synedrion Koinon Military Wars Athenian military Scythian
Ancient_Greek_architecture
2011 American film
Ginormous Blake Anderson as Stoner Greek Soldier (cameo) Adam DeVine as Ephor 1 (cameo) It was released theatrically in 2011. A DVD/Bluray version was
The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
The_Legend_of_Awesomest_Maximus
195 BCE war between Sparta and a Greco-Roman alliance
crumbled. In 227 BC, the Agiad king Cleomenes III killed four of the five ephors (elected guards of the constitution) and deposed, perhaps murdered, the
War_against_Nabis
404–403 BCE Athenian pro-Spartan ruling group
To reform their laws as the Spartans instructed, Athens appointed five ephors to organize all voting through the phylarchoi, the tribal council representing
Thirty_Tyrants
Social institution of ancient Greece
Aelianus Various History, 3.10: "I could cite many fine features on the ephors of Sparta: I chose a few, I'll report. If a young Spartan, beautiful and
Pederasty_in_ancient_Greece
Absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution
many governments in the Aegean world. Chilon, the ambitious and capable ephor of Sparta, built a strong alliance amongst neighboring states by making
Tyrant
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