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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 are common facts about Sparta?

Sparta is authocratic

  • Helots-serfs in middle ages; belong to land/ Spartan state
  • Powerful, disciplined land military
  • All Spartans equal; foreigners to others considered lesser status
  • No luxuries; simple, frugal, austere lifestyle
  • individuality not encouraged
  • citizenship traced the blood lines
  • military ed for boys begins at 7 years old
  • girls expected to be physically fit(strong bodies=strong babies); could not live with wife until age 30
  • ruled by oligarchy

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Athens or Sparta

If I had to choose which one was better, Athens or Sparta, I would say Athens. I would pick Athens because the Athenian boys and girls were treated better than in Sparta and they also got education, the people in Athens favored people and Athens had an assembly and the council of five hundred.

The children in Athens were treated better than the children in Sparta. I say this because in Sparta if the baby was not healthy, they were not allowed to live or had to be a slave. In Athens, the boys went to school from the age of 6 to 14. They either went to a private or a primary school. They learned the poems by Homer and were taught how to play a lyre. They always had a man teacher. After that, they went to a higher school for 4 years and after they turned 18, they had to go to a military school for 2 more years. When they were 20 years old, they graduated. I wouldn't call myself too sporty, because I like some sports. Sparta is mostly all about things like military and sports. Me personally I would like to be educated, instead of having more freedom. It would be better to have both, but in the end I would still like to be more educated. The girls couldn't go to school but they still were taught to read and write at home.

Athens favored people. Unlike Sparta, either a king or an oligarchy did not rule Athens. They had their own constitution and their own government. The Athenians were also the first ones who had the democratic constitution. A noble named Cleisthenes wrote this constitution. It was the first constitution ever written.

There were also these two groups in Athens. One of them was the Assembly and the other one was called The Council of 5 Hundred. The Assembly was open to all men over 20 years old. The Assembly chose 10 generals to run the military and to serve as a judge. One of the chief was called the commander in chief. The council on the other hand was a group with 500 members. They chose the members in an easy lottery way because the people in Athens thought that they were all smart enough to hold an office. And also the rich Athenians had a chance to win over the poor Athenians.

My opinion is that Athens is better than Sparta, because the Athenian children got education and were treated better than the Spartan children, the Athens favored people and they had the assembly and the Council of 5 Hundred. Hope this helped.

What is the placentas role?

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Wife of Menelaus cause of Trojan War?

Helene Queen of Sparta, also called Helene of Troy for her marriage to Prince Paris and Prince Deiphobus, sons of Priam King of Troy.

Who was the bravest spartan?

King Leonidas. He led the battle of Thermopylae with 300 Spartans. His people killed 20000 Persians.

What are some artifacts that came from Sparta?

some artifacts from ancient Sparta was your mom

What caused the major difficulties in uniting ancient Greeks under a single government?

geography: that region of the aegean world was divided by mountains, making travel, trade, communication, and unification difficult

How many miles away is rome and Sparta?

Rome and Sparta are approximately 550 miles (885 kilometers) apart, depending on the specific route taken. This distance is measured in a straight line; actual travel distances may vary based on the mode of transportation and the specific paths chosen.

What caused the people of Athens to join forces with their rival city state Sparta?

The Athenian navy was defeated at the naval battle of Aegospotami by the Spartan general Lysander leaving the Athenians the choice of capitulation or face the prospects starvation and disease : the Athenians surrendered in 404 BC after the Spartans offered peace with clemency .

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.

Who was an oligarchy in Sparta?

Sparta was not an oligarchy, it was a limited democracy. The council put major problems to the assembly of citizens. This was unavoidable as the army was comprised of the ordinary citizens, and they had to be consulted to keep them on-side.

What did Athens and Sparta value?

Sparta valued:

  • The military.
  • One's duty to defend.
  • Strength.
  • Discipline.
  • Toughness.
  • Service to Sparta goes above everything; including love towards one's family.
  • Women were treated better than in other parts of Greece.
  • Sports/Festivals.

Athens valued:

  • Glorifying the empire.
  • Fairness.
  • Being a strong empire.
  • Being athletic.
  • Education.
  • Defend Athens.

What crops did Spartans grow?

They grow olives, grapes, figs, and raised animals for milk and cheese.

Who led the Spartan government?

in the sumer the most powerfulll person was the king, or esnu.

What type of music do Spartans listen to?

Due to the influence of modern media, residents of Sparti today listen to roughly the same music as people in other parts of Greece. Popular music is similar to other western countries, with about two-thirds of the pop songs being in English. Currently (October 2012), the Top 20 in Greece includes "Call Me Maybe" and "Somebody That I Used to Know", as well as "Πόσες χιλιάδες καλοκαίρια" ("Poses Xiliades Kalokeria").

What were the ancient Greek swords made out of?

During the bronze age, they were made of bronze.

During the irong age, swords tended to be made of iron and armor often continued to be made of bronze, if the people using armor could afford bronze. Bronze is stronger than iron and less prone to corrosion, so it makes better armor, but iron is cheaper, and since can be made much harder than bronze it is preferable for blades.

The rights of the women in ancient Athens?

Every resident, including women and foreigners, had equal rights in Ancient Athens.

What is Sparta best described as?

It is an ancient greek city home to the Spartans. Watch 300. Sparta is best described as the city-state that lost to the Argives in the grade 5 Olympics

What did Spartans look like?

Spartan warrior would look like very different in different periods of their history.From the unofficial beginning of their rein in 650 BC,through their peak at 500-480BC,to their fall in 440-370's BC.

Why? Because soldiers equipment,arms and armor evolved,as well as the tactics.So combined lightly armored and extremly heavily armored hoplites battle with both spears and javelins and slingshots from the time of Messenian wars,through hard fighting,head to head othismos,from age of Persian wars to more faster lightly armored troops by the time of Peloponnesian wars.

So,as evidences indicate,even from Olympic games, Spartans did become less athletic in later Classical period,they abandoned armor,and adopted lighter way of warfare.

So,iIn times of Persian invasion,which you probably are most interested in,as everyone,Spartan warrior would be quite strong,buff individual,because the push and stab way of fighting would require tremendous strength with little or no running. He also supposed to be strong enough to fight effectively with 8kg shiled,and 15-20kg armor..He would have long naturaly curled,yet often combed hair,if he was older than 30.Natural beard,some of it at least.And would be dark haired mostly,because of the Greek genetics.His skin would be very tan because he would spend most of the time outside.

In war or training,he would wear nothing mostly,or chiton/light tunic that either went to gather at shoulders or ended at the belly button.At the time of Thermopyles it's color would vary in normal natural colors.often decorated by wives(see movie Troy for great tunic representation) It reached only enough to cover genitals. ON that he would wear bronze thorax,or chest armor/curiass..Bronze greaves for shins,or optionally for thighs.Bronze helmet,usually the type called corinthian.With or more often probably without crest.Optionally armor for shoulder and upper arm(right only),armor for lower arm,armor for feet,and genitals.He would carry a wide circular shield,made of wood and leather,rimmed or faced with bronze,ornamented and decorated in bronze as well.

When not in fight Spartan soldiers would wear dark red/crimson cloaks.Cloaks were normal part of soldier non battle uniform.And it was the only part of the Spartan looks that was uniform by military rule(even that is not sure for as early as 500-480BC, it is though sure for later times).

He would carry approx 2m long spear,with 20-25cm spear tip usually in shape simmilar to olive leaf,made of iron.And on the other end the so called lizard killer,that was made out of bronze and had several purposes.

REMEMBER THAT NO UNIFORMITY CAN BE MADE EVEN TODAY WITH STRICT RULES LET ALONE IN 500BC WITH ALMOST NO RULES.SO THE LOOKS INSIDE ONE ARMY WOULD VARY GREATLY, AND EXCEPT COMPULSORY ELEMENTS LIKE SHIELD,HELMET AND GREAVES ALL OTHER WAS LEFT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO CHOOSE.

Was the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta?

The Peloponnesian War was between Athens and Sparta. It was after the great Persian war, when Athens and Sparta worked together to defeat Persia. The Peloponnesian War was started because Sparta feared Athens may dominate them one day. There was a big battle between them, lasting for many years, but in the end, Sparta won.