the real reason sparta had two kings was because one led the warriors who favoured liza minnelli and one led the judy garland adherents?
2007-03-24 00:22:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Almost! One king was a military king, the other was a political king.
Im at a loss how anyone could find Liza minnelli in the slightest bit interesting.....Im sure the spartans would have had more taste....Maybe Liza Minnelli could have played Xerxes?.
2007-03-24 01:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by Big B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Each of Sparta's kings would have been involved in battles. The kings were basically the top generals. It was more the 5 Ephors that did the political stuff in Sparta. I think at the time of Thermopylae Leonidas was the only king in Sparta because the other king had been ostracized.
2007-03-24 16:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by josh m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ho, ho. Not seen the film yet, however, Ancient Sparta had a government that was very different from the democratic one of Athens. In Sparta there were two hereditary kings, an assembly of the entire body of male Spartan citizens, a council of their elders known as the Gerousia, and five annually elected Ephors.
Two kings, hereditary monarchs, one from each of the Agiad and Eurypontid families, had priestly obligations and the power to make war (although by the time of the Persian Wars, the kings' power to make war was restricted). The kings were automatic members of the Gerousia, which was a council of 28 elders that was picked for life plus the two kings. Two royal families (Agiads, Eurypontids), [Archagetai] both claimed descent from HERAKLES, the cultural hero and ancestor of the Dorians. Kings served for life
2007-03-24 08:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by Chariotmender 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah I' d have to agree i think most poster have not caught on to the whole gay / straight thing... although i bet if you were studying these ancient heroes (Alexander the great, achilles etc...) 100 years ago they wouldn't have been gay, goes to show the sorry state of the world today
2007-03-24 20:24:13 · answer #4 · answered by Sir Basil Cheese Wrench III 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your respondents have missed the Gay/Straight aspect of your question, I think most of them swung both ways!
2007-03-24 08:32:26 · answer #5 · answered by busterdomino 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now THAT'S funny!...lol
2007-03-24 13:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by Bob Mc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋