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of the early poleis,
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certainly once you get into the seventh and sixth centuries.
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And I was describing the formal constitution of the Spartans,
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having mentioned the kings
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and the gerousia,
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the council of elders consisting of twenty-eight elected men
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over sixty and the two kings to create a body of thirty.
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Then there is the Spartan Assembly
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which consists of all the adult male Spartan citizens,
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and as in most states, it really originated
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from the idea of having the fighting men
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participate in decisions