I. General
The states of antiquity had no executive PA independent of government and legislature in the sense of the modern separation of powers. The triple division of constitutions, indicated in Aristot. Pol. 1297b 35-1301a 15 (tría mória, 1297b 37), into a decision-making, legislating organ (tò bouleuómenon), an executive element ('on the offices': tò perì tàs archás) and judicature (tò dikázon) owes more to the s…