Why couldn't the Greeks hold the pass at Thermopylae?
They did hold it for three days, to force a sea battle against the Persians. When the Persians won the sea battle, the Pass had no further use, and the Greek force was withdrawn. The Spartan and Thespian contingents stayed holding the pass to let the other city contingents escape.
Did the Spartans and Athens celebrate when they won a battle?
At times, they threw huge amounts of parties resulting in an abudence of waste on the streets. Other times they did not.
There is nothing left of them. They all eventually died, and all of that became history now.
Why were great thinkers from Athens and not Sparta?
Athens was named after Athena, the city/state's patron goddess. Athena is the goddess of wisdom so I guess you could go on from there.
Can you compare the lives of Spartan women to the lives of Atheinan women?
This is by Nevaeh and im in 6th grade and i go to connections academy
Sparta girls were trained in the school of their sisterhood, they were taught physical education. They took a fitness test at the age of 18-20 and were then assigned to a husband and allowed home.
Athenian women had a little freedom, they were only allowed to leave the house to attend weddings, funerals, and some religious festivals. Women lived in a special section of the house called the gynaeceum.
Why do Leonidas and the Spartans decide to stay to fight once they had been surrounded?
When the defence of the Thermopylai pass no longer had any purpose after the defeat of their navies in the nearby strait of Artemesion, they sent off the contingents of the other Greek cities to seek refuge inside friendly city walls. The Spartans and Thespians continued to hold the pass to let them get away to stop the Persian cavalry breaking through and riding them down in open country. A noble self-sacrifice.
What happened to Athens in 404 bc and why?
The Peloponesion War ends and Athens falls so Sparta takes over.
Are the Spartans and the Persians the same people?
No.
Both were of Indo-European ethnic origin, but the Spartans were Dorian Greeks
and the Persians were Iranians.
Sparta faced threats from without and within the city-state who posed these threats?
It changed over time. Initially it faced a challenge for superiority in the Peloponnese, with its main rival Argos. Then it became Athens' empire, and then Macedonia. There was also the threat of internal uprisings by its serf population.
No. The Spartans defeated about 500,000 Persians along with about 1,700 Greeks. Later on in the war, they withdrew to defend Sparta and lost the war.
The Spartans alone did not fight or defeat Persians and Persian allies. Many Greek city states allied and defeated Persians in land and sea battles in two separate wars.
The only Greek defeat from the most famous battles in the two separate Persian invasions was in Thermopylae. And even then, few thousand Greeks died, including plus or minus 300 Spartans, while it is believed more than 20,000 Persians and their allies that included many Greeks, died in Thermopylae. So it was an honorable defeat.
The name of his wife is not known. The only information about her is that she was the wife of Hipponicus, before being married to Pericles. He also had two sons by his wife. Then he left her for a woman named Aspasia of Miletus. He had 2 sons by his wife and another child by his mistress.
How did Sparta destroy countryside around Athens?
they died in the late 8th centery it was awsome i was there :D
How did the Spartans use their shields in battle?
"The large shield used by the Greeks was an excellent defense as it could stop most weapons of its time. In addition, its weight made it a dangerous weapon. A thrust forward with the shield could knock an opponent down, setting him up for a kill with any of the attacker's weapons. A strike from the shield's edge was deadly, as it could break bones and fatally fracture the skull." ~ Wikipedia
A Spartan mother's parting words to her son as he left for battle were "Come home bearing your shield, or on it." This quote is found in Plutarch's Moralia, a collection of morals, tales, and short stories, in a section called Sayings of Spartan Women. While this may indicate another use for the shield as a stretcher, it is more likely that the family would simply want the valuable large shield back.
How does a twelve year old girl know when she get's her period?
It can begin at any time. Mine first began when I was 14 (late bloomer). And there is one sure way to know that it is your period, as there will be blood. Usually lots of it; but that's perfectly normal. You also may experience stomach cramping, which may last 1 to 7 days, and may vary in intensity.
What type of a government did Sparta and Athens have?
Both states had limited democracies - with citizens being adult males who voted during assemblies on motions put before them.
For a short period Athens had a radical democracy, with the citizens voting on issues each fortnight, a councilt carrying out their decisions, and juries deciding on law cases.
Who was the person who betrayed the Spartans during the battle at Thermopylae?
Ephialtes of Trachis told the persians about a hidden path behind the mountains.