often portrayed as sexual objects. In the movie 300‚ the Spartan men served and protected the city of Sparta‚ while the Spartan women did domestic chores and bred more warriors. Because this movie was set back in 480 BC society portrayed men to be superior to women. Some of the main characters in 300 are prime examples for the different gender roles. King Leonidas is the proud‚ triumphant King of Sparta. In the film‚ the character Leonidas possesed as a couple different male stereotypes. King Leonidas
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Sparta was cut off from the rest of Greece by high mountains and wild country sides‚ there for Spartans developed their own ideas of society and government. A domineering society that focused upon its military strength‚ Sparta did not allow its citizens the lenient lifestyle of Athenians. The ideology of Sparta was oriented around the state. The individual lived (and died) for the state. Their lives were designed to serve the state from their beginning to the age of sixty. Women’s lives were
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Many people forget or undermine the importance of the perioeci and the helots in their study of Sparta‚ dismissing both groups as only slaves or inferiors that later overthrew the Spartiates. In truth‚ the perioeci and the helots both played an important role in the economic and military aspects of Spartan society‚ and contributed much to Sparta’s fame and military prowess. For the Spartan citizens‚ the other aspects of their life were left to the perioeci and the helots. Plutarch describes the
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Delian League or confederation of Greek city-states under the leadership of Athens. The name is used to designate two distinct periods of alliance‚ the first 478–404 B.C.‚ the second 378–338 B.C. The first alliance was made between Athens and a number of Ionian states (chiefly maritime) for the purpose of prosecuting the war against Persia. All the members were given equal vote in a council established in the temple of Apollo at Delos‚ a politically neutral island‚ where the league’s treasury was
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The Spartans do not ask how many the enemy but where they are are – Plutarch MODERN DAY SPARTANS The Book the Warriors Ethos is inspirational and was written for the men and woman in uniform. The story has a lot to talk about ancient stories of Sparta‚ and it shows how the Spartans had such a warrior mentality to defeat and concur the enemy. War is the will we impose on our enemies and is considered to be a violent clash of interest between and among organized groups. The big idea of the warrior
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exploring the actions of the political government. His analysis carries various speeches from important figures that were present during the war. In the speech of Archidamus‚ Thucydides expresses what the king conveyed to the attendees in the congress of Sparta. This essay will argue how the speech of Archidamus expresses that being unprepared and to charge against the high resourceful Athenian population would be unwise‚ harmful and dangerous. His decision for expressing these words is mainly based on
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History Project: Sparta‚ Ancient Greece The section of the cartoon “Iron Constitution”‚ that is about Sparta‚ will be analyze. It is part of “The Cartoon History of The Universe” that was written by Larry Gonick in 1977. He was one of the most well-known and respected cartoonist since his beginning in 1970 (Gonick‚L.2012). In the cartoon “Iron Constitution” from Larry Gonick‚ you can find a lot of information about the society of Sparta‚ the way they lived‚ etc.; the information seems mostly
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dominated by so many gods. The people of Athens lived in a polytheistic society where they believed in many gods known as the Olympians. This brought its advantages as well as its disadvantages. Among the Athenians there were many gods and goddesses whom they believed held great responsibility over their lives. Major ones such as Athena played an important role in their daily lives. Athena is the goddess of war‚ wisdom and crafts. She is also the patron goddess of Athens‚ which was a very important role
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Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite each claimed the apple as their own. Paris judged the quarrel and awarded the apple to Aphrodite because she had promised him Helen‚ the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen was already married to Kin Menelaus of Sparta but when visited by Paris‚ she fled with Paris to Troy. Menelaus organized Greek war against Troy to get Helen back. The Greeks battled for ten years but could not defeat Troy. The fall of Troy occurred when the Greeks built a large hollow horse
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However‚ this continuos conflict does not mean they were always fighting against cities within Greece. The conflict was most of the time with the Persians‚ many battles took place between this two titans with the result of Athens always defeating the Persians. Being in constant war made the Athenians to come up with new military tactics‚ attacking and defending. The invention of barracks was a great defense tactic agains any unprepared army. It would stop the enemy the necessary
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