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An old soldier

I'm now 69 years old. They made me retire when I was 60. I still put my armour on now and again, just to remind me of the old days. When I was 30 they gave me a plot of land just outside the city. I never saw it until I retired. My slaves looked after it for me. Now I live there ... an honoured and respected Spartan.

When I retired they made me a member of the council. There were 28 of us ... all over 60. Survivors we were. As the COUNCIL we made the laws, we judged the criminals.

Now I've been made a member of the EPHORATE. There are only 5 of us We are higher than the Council. We run everything from the schools, to the army. We can even overthrow the King. We even decide which babies should be left on the hillside or sold as slaves. ( I don't really like this ... but we are Spartan!  I've a case to judge tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to the mother's tears.)

So you can see... I'm a pretty powerful man now. But I'll always be just a simple soldier at heart.

We agreed to the truce that Nicias of Athens made with us. But we do not trust this Alcibiades.

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