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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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Why weren't the Spartans allowed to trade?
All Spartan men were required to serve in the army, any other occupation was delegated to an underclass called periokoi. One of their duties was to act as merchants for Sparta.
What modern-day military person wore a pair of matching pearl-handled pistols?
General George S. Patton wore a set of matching pearl handled pistols.
The above answer, and the question which preceded it, are based on misconceptions of the American press during World War 2. Patton had two Colt .45 pistols with ivory handles instead of mother-of-pearl, but he only wore one at a time, not both. Under his uniform tunic he carried a .32 pistol as a backup.
How were Sparta and Athens different?
They both had different political views
Athens had a more free life style but Spartans started to train for the military at the age of 7.
Spartans didn't care about education if it wasn't about warfare.
Athens cared about grace and beauty
Athens treated women badly; they were to be silently raising their children. In Sparta, however, they had military training, participated in sports events, and overall had more rights than women of all other empires of Ancient Greece.
What happened to a Spartan boy if he was caught stealing from Athenians?
Athens was very far from Sparta, there would not be any Spartan boys there.
What is the athenean religion?
I am not entirely sure, but I am going to guess that it is a religion that is based in Athens, Greece. Probably focusing on the Greek goddess Athena, goddess of war.
What happen to Sparta after leonidas died?
after the death of king leonidas, it ends there, then i went.. i'm waiting until now for the part 2 of 300
Why Athens should not have gone to war against Sparta?
Athens was overconfident and aggressive. Sparta and its allies drew a line over a dispute over Megara, and tried to get Athens to soften its position. Athens refused and war ensued.
What was the third invasion of Greece called?
Greece has been invaded many times by many peoples over ten thousand years or so. What is your starting point for the first and second invasions?
Why were spartan boys expected to steal food?
To prove that they had the will and cunning to be a soldier.
Individual city-states developed in Greece because the country was divided by?
Mountains, rivers and seas.
What were most of Spartans population?
Most of the Saprtan population were women and their children. These were only the women who were chosen at a young age as beautiful enough to live in Sparta, the rest were thrown off of a cliff. Soldiers would be able to pick wives from all of the women beautiful enough top stay, that is when the were old enough. Women would get little to no choice.
Was the Helots citizens of Sparta?
The Helots were not Spartan citizens ; they were essentially slaves .
