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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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Who does Helen's hunband Menelaus ask for help in attacking Troy?

Menelaus was the brother of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, the most powerful kingdom in the Greece of that age, and because of his power and renown, he obtained the loyalty and power of the other greats of Greece.

Why did King Menelaus want to take vengeance on the city of Troy in the story The Wooden Horse?

Helen, Queen of Sparta was Menelaus's wife, and taken to Troy and made the lover of Paris a prince of Troy.

Do Spartans speak latin?

Spartans were Greek, so they spoke Greek.

Who were the teachers of spartan women?

most likely their mothers, although there is no proof, this is the viewpoint most favored by historians.

What is a Spartans favorite weapon?

The Shield. Although a Spartans spear and sword were important, the shield was considered the most important because it protected you, and the man next to you. Losing your shield was a disgrace, and Spartans couldn't leave the battlefield unless they abandoned their shield.

When Sparta defeated Athens in 405 BC where did Sparta rule from?

Sparta did't try to rule Athens. Having dismantled Athens' war power by destroying its fleet, it left Athens to sort itself out (though it did make one inefectual intervention to try to force stability).

Athens eventually re-established democracy and began to engage in the usual ongoing warfare amongst the Greek city-states on varying sides as self-interest dictated.

How many people were in the spartan military?

It would be helpful if you listed what war it was, as Sparta and Athens, the main Greek cities, were around for thousands of years, but if this is any consolation there were many Spartans. Any boy born was raised into the military from the time it could walk, so almost all of the males in Sparta were soldiers.

Spartan society revolved around war while Athenian society was more focused on?

Sparta was a militaristic society while Athens was a little more interested in philosophy, knowledge, and indulgence.

How did the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars affect the development and cooperation of the Greek poleis?

The Persian Wars lasted for fifty years, and brought the Persians to accept that the Greek city-states would be independent.

The legacy of the Persian War was that Athens, having led a league of Ionian-Greek city-states against Persia for the second half of the Persian Wars, converted this league of apparently freed cities into an empire of its own. Athens used this Empire to finance its own benefit, and back aggression against the Peloponnesian League of Dorian-Greek city-states led by Sparta. This led to the Peloponnesian War between the two groups, which Athens lost, and was stripped of it's empire.

Persia supported the Peloponnesian League during that war, and after that league defeated the Athenian league, and fighting still persisted between the Greek cities, took the opportunity to reclaim the Greek city-states in Asia Minor to its own empire.

What are the reasons that Spartans didn't help the athenians?

The Spartans helped the Athenians on several occasions and vice versa.

If you are talking about the Persian expedition against Athens in 490 BCE, the Spartans were engaged in a mandatory religious festival when the request for help from Athens arrived. As soon as the festival ended, they hit the road but arrived too late for the battle of Marathon, but marched on to view the battlefield, congratulated the Athenians and went home.

The historical accuracy of 300 compared to the battle of thermopylae?

Read the account of the battle in the account by historian Herodotos to compare it.

What greek city state created democracy?

Athens. A Democracy meant rule by many and this was FOR SURE by many. Every citizen voted and 500 names were drawn. these 500 people drawn were chosen to serve for 1 year as lawmakers over Athens. Men were the only ones considered citizens, so women, children, and slaves COULD NOT vote.

What was Themistocles' idea for defeating the Persians?

To first destroy the Persian sea power which threatened the Greek city-states and so made them keep their armies at home defending their cities. With the sea threat gone, the cities could send out their armies to unite and take on the Persian army.

What was spartan women role in society?

Spartan women were expected to raise healthy, strong babies, who could become soldiers. Women had much responsibility because they controlled their households and taught their children Spartan values,which also led to their enjoying freedoms than other women in ancient Greece.

Was Sparta near the Nile River?

Sparta is in southern Greece on the River Eurotas about 600 miles from the river Nile.

How did Master Chief get on the Pillar of Autumn was it at Reach?

Master chief and the other Spartans had just been assigned to travel on the pillar of autumn but before they could leave the covenant attacked reach, the master chief decided to let most of his spartan team to go down to the planets surface while he took the seemingly more dangerous job of fighting in space combat. This is why he remained on the pillar of autumn until the begining of halo 1

What was spartan coming of age rite of passage ritual?

The Spartan coming to age rite of passage was a young boy mentoring a adult male to learn skills pertaining to their adult lives.

What exactly does Spartan Reserve mean except for a battle stance used by the Spartans?

If you are referring to the movie 300 it simply means that a certain serenity or calmness under fire is associated with being a Spartan soldier. Thus, to keep your Spartan reserve, is to be calm, cool, and collected in the most difficult of circumstances.

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Who was the first king of Athens?

Cecrops I was the first king of Athens. He is mythologized as half man and half serpent. He brought the tradition of marriage to Athens.

Who proved to be smarter Trojans or Spartans?

The Trojans did with that whole Trojan horse shenanigans.