L’institution spartiate des navarques

Abstract

Until now it was admitted by scholars that the Spartan navarchs were, like the Athenian strategoi , elected every year. But the chronological lists present difficulties. Here, after examination of all the navarchs, we think than we can explain why. They were not elected, but chosen, and there is the problem, by the power. So Ephors or King? And two years or one year?