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has glosseng: Harmost in ancient Greece is a Spartan term that means military governor. The Spartan general Lysander instituted several harmosts during the period of Spartan hegemony after the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC. They were sent into their subject or conquered towns, partly to keep them in submission, and partly to abolish the democratical form of government, and establish in its stead one similar to their own. Although in many cases they were ostensibly sent for the purpose of abolishing the tyrannical government of a town, and to restore the people to freedom, yet they themselves acted like kings or tyrants, whence Dionysius thinks that harmostae was merely another name for kings. How little sincere the Lacedaemonians were in their professions to restore their subject towns to freedom was manifest after the peace of Antalcidas ; for although they had pledged themselves to re-establish free governments in the various towns, yet they left them in the hands of the harmostae. (Polyb. iv. 27.) Even Xenophon (De Rep. Lac. c. 14) could not help censuring the Lacedaemonians for the manner in which they allowed their harmostae to govern.
lexicalizationeng: harmost
instance ofc/Military ranks of Sparta
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Catalan
has glosscat: Harmost (plural llatí harmostae) fou el nom dels governadors que els espartans, després de la guerra del Peloponès, deixaven a les ciutats conquerides en part per garantir la submissió i en part per abolir el sistema democràtic; actuaven de fet com a tirans o reis, als quals alguns autors els assimilen.
lexicalizationcat: harmost
German
has glossdeu: Ein Harmost (griechisch ἁρμοστής) war ein spartanischer Befehlshaber zur Kontrolle und Besetzung bestimmter Gebiete. Harmosten wurden während und nach dem Peloponnesischen Krieg eingesetzt und erlangten in Folge dieses Krieges ihre größte Bedeutung. Zur Wahrung der spartanischen Interessen eingesetzt, überwachten sie mit einer Garnison von Neodamoden, Verbündeten und Söldnern eroberte oder abgefallene Poleis. Durch die Möglichkeit, eigenmächtige Politik zu betreiben, war es möglich, dass Harmosten die Bevölkerung unterjochten und sich selbst bereicherten.
lexicalizationdeu: Harmost
Serbo-Croatian
has glosshbs: Harmost je starogrčka riječ za vojnog guvernera ili vojnog upravitelja. Njome su se označavali komandanti garnizona koje je spartanski vojskovođa Lisandar postavio u Ateni i drugim poraženim polisima Delskog saveza nakon završetka peloponeskog rata 404. pne.
lexicalizationhbs: Harmost
Italian
has glossita: Un armosta (greco: ἁρμοστής = governatore ; da ἁρμόζω = unisco a me, organizzo) era il magistrato spartano inviato nelle città conquistate, o soggette in qualche modo a Sparta, alla testa di un presidio militare per difendere e sorvegliarle le città alleate o sottomesse.
lexicalizationita: armosta
Dutch
has glossnld: Een Harmost voerde een garnizoen in de veroverde steden van Spartanen aan.
lexicalizationnld: harmost
Polish
has glosspol: Harmostoj – urzędnik w starożytnej Sparcie (namiestnik regionu, prowincji).
lexicalizationpol: Harmostoj
Castilian
has glossspa: Harmost es una palabra griega antigua que significa gobernador militar o bien comandante de una guarnición en los territorios ocupados por Esparta. Después de la Guerra del Peloponeso, Esparta había conseguido la hegemonía en Grecia. Ya en la fase final de la guerra habían puesto diferentes guarniciones en Polis estratégicamente importantes para asegurar su lealtad. Las harmosts estaban formados por neodamodes, mercenarios y periecos. El sistema de Harmosts estaba en ocasiones apoyadas por el establecimiento de oligarquías en las respectivas polis. Fue importante el sistema de guarniciones en la Guerra de Corinto y en la campaña en Asia de Agesilao II
lexicalizationspa: harmost

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