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ephors

Meaning

of Ephor

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Dating from the period of the Persian wars, the king lost the right to declare war and was accompanied in the field by two ephors. Source: Internet

Prince George acted as final referee; according to Coubertin, "his presence gave weight and authority to the decisions of the ephors." Source: Internet

And a commander then commands truly according to right when he sees his own commander in the laws and ephors, or others holding office in the state. Source: Internet

Cicero writes in De Divinatione 1.96 that the Spartan ephors would sleep at the shrine of Pasiphaë, seeking prophetic dreams to aid them in governance. Source: Internet

He was supplanted also by the ephors in the control of foreign policy. Source: Internet

Nonetheless, in accord with Spartan tradition, he wished to transfer this fortune to the ephors at Sparta. Source: Internet

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