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Q: Why spartan killed the weak and deformed children?
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If a newborn in Sparta looked weak what happened?

If a new born spartan was to look weak, deformed, have any body like difficulty the Spartans will throw them over a cliff to the landscape below killing the infant as they can have no troubles in their soilders or citizens for war or combat


Who was killed first Children or disabled people?

The sick, the weak and the handy capped where killed first.


What if a spartan woman wont let her weak baby?

people will hold her back while the great spartan soilders got rid of the weak baby


Did sparten kids die if they were weak?

No they didn't die, they were killed. Weak babies. children and people in Sparta were not allowed. They were bred to be fighters, to be warriors and to be the best. So anything subpar was killed.


Do Spartans kill all babies?

no only if the baby is deformed or weak


Were weak spartan babies killed?

Yes, and they were either thrown off a cliff or drowned. They figured the weak were no use to Sparta because its main focus was its military. Yes, if the babies were weak or sick, they would be dropped off a cliff or turned into a helot, a slave to the Spartans. Spartans only looked for strong babies for their military. If the baby was weak or deformed, it would be no use because they proved a weak spot in the phalanx. They needed someone to watch their allies backs while maintaining form.


The slogan is Where the weak are killed and?

Where the weak are killed and buried.


In ancient Greece why were weak babies killed?

Because of the infant's weak/deformed physical nature. But there are many version of 'excuses' in this case. (Or something like that.) Additional: Most likely, the infants were thrown into, (I don't know if there was a pit or cave), a certain mountain called Mt.Taytarus.


What would they do if spartan government officials found that a baby boy was weak?

Such children were abandoned to the elements, evidentally taken out to some backwater part of town and abandoned. This is of course, Barbarian.


Were the weak jews killed first?

No. But this question my refer to the Jews from the ghettos, in which case the answer would be: Yes. In the begining it was the strong, the able bodied males who were first killed. But after the Nazis realised that Jews could be used for slave labour, it was the weak, the elderly, the sick and the children who were killed before those who could work.


where the children in the holocaust treated good?

No! They were not. They were often sent to be killed because they were considered weak and unable to work. No one was treated well during the holocaust.


What education did boys and girls have in Sparta?

Athenian children were usually raised in a more laid-back method. Most were schooled when they were young. Spartan boys were raised to be warriors. They would learn to fight at a young age and would be sent to military academy until they reached the maximum age. Once they reached the maximum age, they would be required to join the army. If one was weak, he was left to die on a cliff or mountain.