“The ephor was a magistrate of Sparta who contained and controlled the kings.”

“He also gave out that he intended to remain in office as ephor for the next year as well.”

“With these words he, as ephor, himself put the question to the assembly of the Lacedaemonians.”

“The allegedly post-Lycurgan ephorate was abolished, the gerousia made subject to annual re-election, the dyarchy transformed into a de facto monarchy.”

“The team of archaeologists is from Britain's University of Nottingham and Greece's Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture.”

“The 24th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of the Greek Ministry of Culture excavated two cemeteries in Ierapetra, Crete, Greece.”

“At some date before 396 the ephors withdrew support from the faltering decarchies.”

“Fixed antiquities must be reported by the discoverer to the ephor General or one of the ephors of antiquities or other official.”

“These ineffectual efforts induced the ephors to send a despatch bidding Thibron give up larisa and march upon Caria.”