This city was served by a council of 28 elders called the Gerousia and five annually elected officials called Ephors.
This city was traditionally ruled by members of the Eurypontid and Agaid Dynasties, and this city maintained a secret police force of youths called the Crypteia. This city was victorious in the Messenian Wars, and Lycurgus instituted this city's code, called the agoge. This city was served by a council of 28 elders called the Gerousia and five annually elected officials called Ephors. Home to Lysander, who was victorious at the Battle of Aegospotami, and located in Laconia, for 10 points, name this city-state which defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian Wars and was known for its military prowess.
This city was traditionally ruled by members of the Eurypontid and Agaid Dynasties, and this city maintained a secret police force of youths called the Crypteia.
Sparta