No - Sparta had two kings.
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Sparta was ruled by two kings and its council, the Gerousia.
Sparta had two kings, a council of elders made of 28 citizens, and an assembly of all male citizens over age 30.
First as a monarchy, then as an oligarchy, then as a tyranny, then as a democracy, then as a radical democracy.
This changed over the centuries. Sparta was ruled by two kings, a council. and an assembly Athens was ruled first by a king, then an aristocracy, then by a tyrant, then by an assembly of the people. Persia was ruled by a king and his council.
They were governed by a system of government called an Oligarchy. It meant ruled by few. These few people were normally rich people and they could overturn kings.