Kinodon and the Efors Conquest of Sparta

Alex Pekas: Aristotle cites the Kinodon Conspiracy as an example of the dangers that face any oligarchy. He says it shows how difficult it is to execute a successful conspiracy. Kinsman was sick of being arbitrarily put in second place, writes Pekas. "If you are supremely ambitious to achieve something difficult, you have to see your desires as potential weaknesses"