Sparta also couldn’t have been a dictatorship, because there are 2 kings, 5 Ephors, and 28 Gerontes that rule overall. Now, oligarchy means “few that rule”; maybe now you can see why it was an oligarchy and not anything else. read more
why was sparta called an oligarchy - 446245. The Spartan government was by a small group of people-the vast majority of citizens could only vote yes or no the questions put to it. read more