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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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How did the war between Athens and Sparta end?
The final battle at Aigospotamai was won by the Spartan-led Peloponnesian League in 405 BCE. Athens was then besieged and starved into submission in 404 BCE as without its fleet it could not import food.
What was the importance of the polis in the political structure of the polis?
The Greek city states (polis) were formed out of the Homeric period because of the iron age and Greece's impossible terrain. During the Homeric period the Mycenaean Greeks were in control of most of Greece's vast areas since their kings had bronze weapons. When iron was discovered that enabled anyone to make weapons, the kings lost their empires and the people began to form communities according to Greece's natural borders. They built a religious center a hill (acropolis) which also acted as refuge if a neighbouring city attacked them. The hill then had houses built around it, which were then surrounded by a defensive wall. The city (polis) became the centre of commercial and social life as well as refuge. The cities were built near a source of fresh water, and many were on the coast or river for transportation, fisheries and trade. The ones with plenty of agricultural land could support more people, if on the coast they had fish and trade, and prospered, becoming larger, more prosperous and powerful.
Why was so difficult for Athens and Sparta to defeat each other?
Each had allies which augmented its power.
Athens had an empire of about 180 city-states spread around the eastern Aegean Sea,. It had strong walls, which extended down to the sea, which enabled it to be resupplied during a siege. It also had a superior navy, which gave it the ability to threaten and raid opposing cities of the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta, and to ensure resupply of the city by sea from its empire.
The Peloponnesian League had the strongest land forces, and was able to besiege Athens. By whittling don Athens' allies, it progressively reduced Athens' power and resupply, until finally after 27 years of fighting, the Athenian fleet was destroyed (Persia gave money to pay for a Peloponnesian fleet) and Athens was starved into submission.
What are the intellectual education for Sparta and Athens?
Spartan citizens were raised with a military and religious education as they had a serf population to support them. Athenians had to primarily learn farming/tradesman/commercial occupations to support themselves and fit in military training and religious-cultural activity as well.
What is a summary of the conflicts that occurred between Athens and Sparta?
well to begin the war was called the Pelponnesion war the results was the Spartans won but really the war didn't help it just made Greece weaker i guess because of its econmy
How many people lived in Sparta in 400 bc?
Even counting its helots, Sparta's population did not come anywhere near Athens' quarter million.
How did fear revolts by the helots influence life in Sparta?
Basically, since the Spartans and Lacedaemonians (people who lived around Sparta were in constant fear of being attacked by hordes of revolting helots, they changed their life style. They made sure that every farmer and able bodied man was able to take up arms, they developed a higher interest in the wellbeing of the state, and changed themselves into completely militarily oriented killing machines. hi
What year did Athens and Sparta fight each other in the Peloponnesian War?
The Peloponnesian War was fought from 431 to 404 BC .
Who are Menelaus and Agamemnon?
Menelaus and Agamemnon were brothers. Menelaus was the king of Sparta, and Agamemnon was the commander of the Achaeans in the Trojan war. Menelaus was married to Helen, and Agamemnon was married to Clytemnestra.
When did the spartan start in the army?
The Second Persian War was fought in 480 and 479 BC, but the Spartans were not alone. They were allied with the Athenians and most of Greece in fighting the Persians.
I will add only a little known fact,more Greeks fought on Persian side than on Greek.But those who fought were mainly northern Greeks.
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The so-called 'Second' Persian War is a fabrication. The Persian War lasted 499 to 449 BCE. It was in several phases- Ionian Revolt, Persian punitive expedition against Eretria and Athens, Persian invasion of mainland Greece, and the Delian War.
There was no war between Sparta and Persia - Sparta was part of a coalition to repel the Persian invasion of mainland Greece 480-479 BCE.
Although various cities provided army and naval forces for the Persian invasion in that war, it was about a quarter of the size of the defending Greek city-states forces.
Did Xerxes fight in the battle of Thermopylae?
No , the Greek historian Herodotus (c. 484-425 BC) was not present at the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. .
What was the most important aspect in Spartas life?
Raising families, military training, religious duties.
What were the three classes in Sparta?
There were three classes of people in Sparta: the Spartans, who were like the rulers; the Helots, who were the slaves; and the free farmers and craftsmen who performed many tasks and worked in the field.
What were similarities and difference between Athens and Sparta?
Sparta and Athens had many differences and similarities in their government. Only a few Greek city-states had kings. Sparta had two kings, usually cousins or brothers. One would stay home and the other would go off to fight wars. Athens created the first democratic system and many other city-states copied them. Athenian democracy did not give power to everyone. Most of the people in Athens couldn't vote, including women, slaves, foreigners, and children.
Who was the spy in the battle of Thermopylae?
If by spy, you mean the person who betrayed the Spartans, that would be Ephialtes of Trachis.
What were the roles of the helots and perioeci in spartan society?
women look after the house and cook food for the husband and children and look after their physical fitness which was also very important. Men had no work because slaves did everything. Men would spend their free time in the Agora
