Describe The Relationship Between The Ephors And Oligarchy

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1. There were 4 types of governments Plutarch tells us about- the Ephors, Kings, Assembly and the Elders. 2. The Great Rhetra seems to mean the power of the council as well as how the government was sorted out and the way the city was sorted out. 3. An Oligarchy is when a small percentage of the population is in charge. The relationship between the Ephors and the Oligarchy from Plutarch point is that the Ephors were more to act like they were not dominant and the Oligarchy were the more dominant of the two groups. 4. Land reform is a extremely controversial matter because of the amount of money that gets spent in order to remove land. It might have been more controversial in Sparta as they may have had a lot of land that is sacred to many people and by removing it, it could effect people. Plutarch says it was to make sure people live on equal terms with each other. They would also have the same amount of property to support each other. The figure he mentions are highly questionable as they supposed to be doubt that proposed by king Agis IV. 5.…show more content…
The Mess system was they would assemble together and eat the same meats and cereals. This prevented them from staying home and ruining themselves physically as well as mentally. It also gave people plenty of rest warm baths and daily nursing. Mess would consist of 15 people or more. Each member had to contribute every month. Meats whines money for fish. The most famous dish served in the messes was a black broth-pigs blood 7. The main point Plutarch makes about women were he brings up Aristotle trying to discipline women but he could not control the power licences because of the husbands complaining. Lycurgus toughened them up physically by making the girls run and wrestle so they can have strong children. Also would make for a easier child birth. He also made young ladies dance and sing at festivals. Plutarch also brings up that people were not ashamed of girls nude as it was modest and enthusiastic for physical
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