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Role and privileges of the two Kings (Privileges (were supervised by the…
Role and privileges of the two Kings
Background
Drawn from two royal families
The Agiads
The Eurypontids
Dual Kingship + required to have strong generalship
Aristotle: refers to them as "hereditary Generals"
Herodotus: one king would go to war and the other remain in Sparta
Role
Were the leaders but only one at a time as one led the army on campaign
Were chief priests of the state and kept oracles from Delphi
Privileges
given special meats from sacrifices and double rations in mess
Limited Judicial powers
Members of the Gerousia
Had voice in foreign affairs debates
were supervised by the ephors
swore oath to ephors that would uphold the law
could be put on trial and deposed
political power = limites