It was a limited democracy whose serf population gave them the resources to devote themselves to training for defence of their territory breeding religious duties. Its women had near-equal rights to the males, unlike other Greek city-states.
Because This Is Sparta!
militaristic
what was sparta's focus as a city -state
what was sparta's focus as a city -state
what was sparta's focus as a city -state
what was sparta's focus as a city -state
Sparta is the Greek city-state best known for having a military society. Known best for the heroic, yet losing fight at Thermopylae of their 300 Spartan warriors under King Leonidas against 100,000+ Persians, while Athens is known for the Acropolis and other monuments, Sparta's only monument is the enduring valor of that battle.
Sparta is a city state, all of it was an oligarchy.
The city-state for which Artemis was patron for was Sparta.
It is a city state
Sparta did not rule an empire. Sparta was a Greek city-state.
what was sparta's focus as a city -state