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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Sparta wanted all of their members to be strong‚ educated‚ and able to fend for themselves. When considering the women of Sparta‚ one should associate these traits to them as well. Life in Sparta was better for women compared to life in Athens because the women had more freedom‚ had a better education‚ and had more respect in Sparta. Spartan women were seen as the ones to make the citizens’ lives better by taking care of the home‚ family‚ and city-states power. The Spartan females certainly had
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emphasise the importance of the needs of the state and Sparta as a community. In the early stages of the Agoge‚ Spartiates were sent away from their mothers to prevent any family affection. According to Plutarch‚ one of the aims of the agoge was to produce prompt obedience towards the state. As the training progresses‚ spartiates will learn to abide by the will of the state. In regards to Pericles view of Athens being a more superior state to Sparta due to their ability to induce bravery and courage
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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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was a war fought in two different stages between Athens and Sparta. It follows the creation a truce in 451 BCE that stated 30 years of peace between the city states. The first stage of the battle lasted about a decade ending in about 423 BCE due to plague. Not too long after‚ about 420 BCE‚ war was on the horizon and this battle would end in 404 BCE with the downfall of Athens and the rise of Sparta. Although the war ravaged both sides Sparta‚ along with help from the Persians‚ managed to build up and
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received offers of a new alliance and in 378 B.C.‚ the second Athenian confederacy was established. In 375 B.C.‚ Athens won an important naval battle against Sparta near Naxos. Thebes withdrew from the alliance and acquired control over Boeotian land. This land had once been occupied by Sparta. Thus‚ a treaty was formed between Athens and Sparta. By 351 B.C.‚ the condition of the league had deteriorated in the north and east. Consequently‚ in 338 B.C.‚ Phillip of Macedon was victorious at the battle
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prior to the age and rule of Alexander The Great. In the following paragraphs‚ we will contrast and compare the different forms of government and rule that took place during that period. We will start with the differences of each one. Monarchy - Sparta‚ having a citizen assembly made up of men that served one-year terms and others that served lifetime terms was not a true or absolute monarchy but did have a two king system. The more popular monarchies that existed in ancient Greece
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architecture‚ writing and literature‚ and Greek writer’s views of Sparta. The Spartan cultural life also gives us knowledge into other aspects of Spartan life and the society in which they lived. Architecture was one of the essential parts of the Spartan cultural life. The main sites for Spartan architecture were Amyklaios‚ the Menelaion and the sanctuary of Artimis Orthia. The sanctuary of Apollo Amyklaios‚ five kilometres south of Sparta was populated from prehistoric times. It was until the roman
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Jacqueline Gomez The Spartans Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece‚ situated on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia‚ in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC‚ when the invading Dorians subjugated the local‚ non-Dorian population. From 650 BC it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece. Given its military pre-eminence‚ Sparta was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during
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Ancient Greece during the 4th century B.C. was home to the city-states of Sparta and Athens. These two communities were the superpowers of the region during that time. The peloponnesian war between these two states evolved out of a string of events that would lead to years of conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe the peloponnesian war evolved because of Athenian
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