Gerousia (council of elders)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:local_government Spartan institution |
| gptkbp:age_requirement |
over 60
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Sparta
|
| gptkbp:criteria |
elected by acclamation
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
gptkb:Roman_conquest_of_Sparta
|
| gptkbp:established |
7th century BC
|
| gptkbp:etymology |
from Greek 'gerōn' meaning 'old man'
|
| gptkbp:function |
legislative
judicial advisory |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gerousia (council of elders)
|
| gptkbp:members |
2 kings
28 elders |
| gptkbp:presided_over |
by kings
|
| gptkbp:role |
could veto decisions of the Apella
prepared business for the Apella tried serious criminal cases |
| gptkbp:termLength |
for life
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Spartans
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|