Editing Ephor (section)

== Notable ephors ==

Only 67 ephors are known by name before the end of the third century BCE, out of potentially 3000.<ref>[[Paul Cartledge]], "Spartan justice? or the 'state of the ephors'?", ''Dike'', n°3, 2000, p. 14.</ref>
* [[Endius]]: Scion of wealthy family, son of Alcibiades (served in 413/2 BCE).<ref>Thuc. 8.6.3</ref>
[[File:He_became_a_target_for_every_arrow.jpg|thumb|Ephor [[Brasidas]] during combat]]
* [[Brasidas]]: Came from higher class family (served in 431/0 BC).<ref>Xenophon, ''Hellenica.'' 2.3.10</ref>
* Leon: Became an ephor at an older age and was the founder of a Spartan colony and Olympic victor (served in 419/8 BCE).<ref>Xenophon. ''Hellenica''. 2.3.10</ref>
* [[Antalcidas]]: Known for being the negotiator of peace treaty, named after him (served in 387/6 BCE).<ref>Plutarch. ''Ages.'' 32.1</ref>
* [[Sthenelaidas]]: Known for causing physical division in the voting process by making voters stand in separate spaces to represent yes or no votes. This eliminated the secrecy of the voting process.<ref>Thuc. 1.87.1–2</ref> (served in 432 BCE).<ref name=":422"/>
* [[Cleandridas]]: Known for abandoning the invasion of Athens and returning to Peloponnese in 446 BCE.<ref>Thuc. 1.114.3</ref> He went voluntarily into [[exile]], with the Spartans condemning him to death in [[Trial in absentia|absentia]].<ref>Plutarch. ''Per.'' 22</ref>
* Lysander: Was sent as an ambassador to King [[Agesilaus II]] on multiple campaigns but suffered a dispute with King Agesilaus over the locals' loyalty to him. Lysander returned home upon the end of term as ephor (served in 243 BCE).<ref>Xenophon, ''Hellenica''. 3.4.10</ref>
* Nausikleidas: Accompanied and supported King Pausanias on expedition (served in 403 BCE).<ref name=":222"/>
* [[Epitadeus]]:<ref>Plutarch. ''Agis''. 5.3–5</ref> Introduced legislation that destroyed the equal distribution of land that Lukourgos made in the fourth century BCE.<ref>{{Cite book|last=van Wees |first=Hans |title=A Companion to Sparta |publisher=Wiley Blackwell |year=2018|editor-last=Powell |editor-first=Anton |location=Hoboken |pages=205|chapter=Luxury, Austerity and Equality in Sparta}}</ref>
* [[Chilon of Sparta|Chilon]]: Served in 556/5 BCE.<ref>Pausanias. ''Description of Greece.'' 3.16.4</ref>
* [[Agesilaus (statesman)|Agesilaos]]: Named eponymous ephor by his nephew [[Agis IV]] and was charged with implementing a new bill which included debt-cancellation and land-redistribution.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stewart|first=Daniel|title=A Companion to Sparta|publisher=Wiley Blackwell|year=2018|editor-last=Powell|editor-first=Anton|location=Hoboken|pages=390–391|chapter=From Leuktra to Nabis, 371–192}}</ref>