Sparta - Spartan Government Ephors

_ ephors would accompany a king on _ campaigns and would _ back on their performance

2, military, report

there were _ ephors, elected every _ by the _

5, year, ecclesia

the ephors would oversee the _ and would give their opinions on the bills at hand

ecclesia

the ephors ran the _ system and chose the _, who was a _ supervising the education system

education, paidonomos

_ = 'overseer' would serve for _ year. any _ over the age of _ could stand for election but only could be in _ once - they had _-term power

ephors, 1, spartiate, office, short

the ephors dealt with _ ambassadors

foreign

the ephors sat with the _ to form the supreme court of _

gerousia, justice

the ephors were _ in civil _ cases

judges, law

at first the ephors were just officials keeping an eye on things for the _. they supervised the kings to ensure that they _ according to the _. every _ the king and the ephors would exchange _ - included the ephors saying that they were the _ who represent the _ of the entire city

kings, governed, laws, month, oaths, spartiates, interests

the ephors chose members of the _

krypteia

the ephors elected took up _ the first _ moon after the autumnal _

office, full, equinox

the ephors developed into the most _ form of government

powerful

the _ ephor would give his name to the _ year

senoir, civil

the ephors first act was to issue a decree that 'all citizens should _ their top _ and obey the _'. then they would declare _ on helots, as they did every _, and decided on preparations e.g. how many _, wagons, _ animals to carry _ supplies and spare equipment needed.

shave, lip, law, war, year, spartiates, pack, medical