Sparta wanted their men in the army because they wanted keep control over the helots. Helots were captured enslaved workers. There was so many helots that the Spartans thought that someday they would rebel. To maintain the control of the helots the Spartans started put their men in the army.
Sparta's goal was to have a the biggest strongest army.
men-to strengthen the army women-to defend the city while men were at war
About 40 years
A giant pit of death.
Sparta did not have philosophers as all men were inducted into the army unless they were social outcasts in which case philosophy isn't their number one prioriety.
sparta turned Messenian people to slaves after capturing them. slaves did farmwork while men went to be part of army. did this to capture more lands and to frighten other greek city states
men-to strengthen the army women-to defend the city while men were at war
sparta
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Sparta - its army. Athens - its navy.
army