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Sparta
One of the city states of ancient Greece, Sparta was well known for its warrior culture.
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What colors did the Spartans wear in war?
The Spartans wore gold helmets, gold armor around their legs and gold armor around their waist to the middle of their thighs, They had silver shields and silver armor from their neck to their shoulders to their waist.
I was a member of a group who had to work on the Spartans' farms who am I?
you would be one of the helots
Was Sparta under an Oligarchy or a Democracy?
The Spartan governent was a fusion of monarchy (the kings), oligarchy (the Gerousia) and democracy (the assembly/Ecclesia).
i think tht the sparatans started by the neolethic period and once when that gave rise to civiliation mycinians was the civilization tht gave rise to Sparta
Where did the spartan mascot come from?
from the Spartans back than........it was because of all their toughness that made them wanted as a mascot
spartan slaves wore knee length cape styled togas they had to be easy to work in there heads shaved and were barefooted.....
Why did Sparta not welcome visiter from other cities or allow their citizens to travel?
Because they don't want distraction from these kind of things, so they can't practice fighting or train. They give their loyalty completely to their polis (their city)
How many battles did the Spartans lose?
Two battles actually, one to Thebes, and then again to the Romans when they conquered all of Greece.
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The Spartans lost quite a few battles, from early struggles in the Peloponnese, Messenia when they had to call in the Athenians to help them recover, Sphacteria after which they called a truce with Athens, several sea battles, through to the defeat at Corinth, then against Thebes at Leuctra, and as a waning power, losses during the 2nd Century BCE after which Sparta became militarily impotent.
Why were sparta's aristocrats afraid of change?
because they thought that they will lose power and not be a great city state
Why did Spartans conquer and control people?
The Spartans (Laconians) sought to expand their territories to gain access to arable fields , water and mineral resources . Those peoples conquered became Helots (slaves) which , in turn , worked the land under Spartan supervision .
The legendary lawgiver who devised the Spartan system for military training of young men was?
Lycurgus
What happened to the Spartans at Thermopylae Pass?
except two which left from theropylae because of injuries all the rest died in battle.
Do greek and spartan soldiers where the same uniform?
No they didn't Spartans wore very little armour and also wore a red cloak to disguise the blood unlike the Athenians.
Did nestor go to Sparta with telemachus?
No. Pisistratus went along to accompany Telemachus to Sparta
Why did Sparta build a strong army?
so it can control the neghbioring city state for there resources.
How were the roles of women different in Athens and Sparta?
In Athens women had no rights. In Sparta women had lots of rights
Yes, the Spartans had two kings, but they were not hereditary. They were chosen by the council and served for life or until forced from office. They shared power with an elected council of twenty-eight Spartiates (citizens) and also had to answer to an Assembly, consisting of all Spartan citizens (about 8,000 men), as well as a group of five ephors who oversaw the daily functioning of society and had veto power.
In ancient Sparta did men have to become a soldier?
If you were a true Spartiate (Spartan) yes. The sole purpose of all men was to serve the country. Work would be done be the Helots (and some by the Perioikoi) and food would be provided by the state. During peace, a man had to train in exercise, tactics and warfare every day as a duty. On war his sole duty was to die for his county in which -only- case he could have a gravestone.
