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Sparta turned its people into serfs who gave half their produce to Sparta. So supported, the Spartans were able to devote their own time to training for war,
Training - as Sparta was supported by a serf population, the Spartan men were able to devote themselves to training for war, while its opponents had to work and farm for a living and so spent only a day a month on traaining.
Tough.They spent most of their times away from home training a fighting, leaving their wife and kids.
Yes, sparts did have training walls :)
in Sparta were only free men citizens?
Athens was under democracy and Sparta was under oligarchy. Men in Athens enjoyed more freedom and were very involved in politics Men in Sparta were forced to train in the military from the age of seven. Many had a harsh lifestyle, training until the age of thirty. Women, however were better off in Sparta because when their men were away at training, they had to run the household, so they have a lot of rights whereas in Athens, women were confined to the houses
Sparta
all young men ages 20 to 30 years of age. but their training started much younger, at the age of 7.
Men
only sparta.
The Ephors were Sparta's assembly men.