privileges. The Spartans perfected the tactic of doing the Phalanx formation. They were known for being the terror empire‚ although they were not that scary. The Perioeci were some of the Sparta allies but not spartan citizens. With the threat of the bad propaganda by Pericles and the union of the delian league‚ Sparta had to allied with Syracuse and others. Making the first appearance of the Peloponnesian league to attack and destroy Athens. Later on The Spartans became allies with the long time Athenian’s
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of the Spartan hegemony; role and significance of Lysander‚ Agesilaus - Sparta won the Peloponnesian War. The war had ruined many states economically and spiritually. A true leader was needed. Thucydides believed Sparta would unite Greece and lead through goodwill. However‚ during the war Sparta had medised and sold the Ionian states to the Persians. Sparta could hardly claim to be the ‘liberator of the Greeks’. - Sparta had however earned the gratitude of many Greek states by overthrowing their
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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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Understanding Fact from Fiction Regarding Sparta in Literary Sources During most of the Archaic and Classical periods Sparta became an equally feared and dreaded state‚ which led to their eventual rise as the most powerful city in the Greek world. Despite the Spartans rise to power and glory it is extraordinarily difficult to write about the history of Sparta. The problem does not lie in the lack of sources but whether or not the sources can be viewed as historically accurate. When looking
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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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. These ships managed to destroy a major Persian city‚ but Athens lost interest and soon returned home. ... This began what is known as the Persian War. It grew to become a war that soon threatened to put all of Greece under Persian control. Soon Sparta‚ a neighboring city/state of Athens and many other
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Spartan authorities‚ and the Athenian Aristides‚ who may have been behind the rumors‚ took over the command of the Greek army. Although Pausanias was cleared of all accusations‚ the Spartans now decided to remain outside the war against Persia. For Sparta‚ the main war aims had been reached now that a cordon sanitaire had been created in Asia Minor. If the Persians wanted to return to Europe‚ they first had to occupy the towns of the liberated Ionian Greeks. The Athenians had a different perspective
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They began their rise to power in a subtle claim of authority due to their perceived sacrifices and success in the Persian Wars (Thucydides 1.73). The Athenian delegate to Sparta spoke of how Athens deserved the head of the Delian League because they had provided soldiers and ships during the Persian War. Additionally‚ he emphasized the importance of the Athenians’ decision to sacrifice their city as the key to victory. Finally
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Key: Sources for the period THE SPARTAN HEGEMONY (404BC TO 371BC) Sparta’s role at the end of the Peloponnesian war: Sparta had promised Persia the Ionian cities for its help in defeating Athens. This was a traitorous bargain‚ which subjected Ionian Greeks to Persian rule‚ and negated the victories of the Persian wars Sparta suppressed democracies within the Greek city-states and replaced these with oligarchies. This was done with force Lysander‚ a Spartan‚ was the hero of the Peloponnesian war
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Boys in Athens | Boys in Sparta | * Difference in Sparta’s and Athens’ Boys’ Education Difference in Sparta’s and Athens’ Boys’ Education In Athens‚ the essence of education was to develop citizens with education in arts and also to prepare the citizens for war as well as peace. * Until the age of six or thereabout‚ boys were basically taught by either a male slave or their mother. * Between the ages of six and fourteen‚ boys had to go to nearby Primary Schools or private academies
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