true origin of what exactly started the war. “The war started‚” according to Thucydides‚ “because of the growth of Athens alarmed Sparta” (Hunt 100). Although‚ Sparta was the first to attack; Athens contributed the cause for the attack from Sparta. Athens is the one to blame for the Peloponnesian War due to the fact that Athens was growing in power which scared Sparta and Athens mistreating Sparta’s allies‚ Pericles ignoring the ultimatum due to Sparta’s “refusal” to settle the dispute of the treaty
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result in the inevitable fall of one of the most notorious nations of all time. Sparta was a place‚ a people like no other. The way in which they managed their daily affairs lead to restriction of rights. The Spartan Idealism and Spartan Law aided in the collapse of Sparta. " Sparta stood for the complete antithesis to Athens‚ with here brilliant culture‚ freedom-loving but fickle democracy and cult of the individual. Sparta was a model of stability‚ order and discipline or of reaction‚ regimentation
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Controversy between Athens and Sparta has led many to fall victim to falsified information and assumptions‚ resulting in utmost bias. When individuals visit Sparta‚ they soon realize these “cold-blooded barbarians” have reasoning behind their actions. Most people judge Sparta for our unfair treatment of helots‚ even though we treat them equally and better than the Athenian slaves. Athenian propaganda displays us as horrible demons for having helots incorporated into our society. Helots‚ or serfs
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Grant Godfrey Film Appreciation 11/27/09 Glory or Death A Film Analysis of “300” Most people have heard the story of King Leonidas and the bold three hundred; but for the people that have never heard of the three hundred Spartans until the movie came out‚ it definitely opened their eyes after viewing the film. Some do not understand why this story is one of the most amazing ones in Greek history‚ mostly the people who do not know much about it. It is an inspirational story that tells us many
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besiege Potidaea‚ it threatened the position of Corinth. Sparta also feared that Athens was becoming too powerful but tried to prevent war.” (Peloponnesian War - Livius. (2018)) Sparta initial intentions were to avoid war with the possibility of peace‚ if Athens would have revoked the measures against Megara‚ one of Sparta’s allies‚ by solving this or any conflicts by arbitration which once had been the agreed upon process that Sparta and Athens had used to solve conflicts. The Athenian leader
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They were expected to fight for Sparta without any justification or mercy. IV. Allowed to marry at age 30 2 A.) Due to their commitment to the battlefield they would not be around much for the raising of their children or nourishment to the wives. 1.) Stealthy visits‚ meaning the soldiers would be extremely low key to even visit or be with their wives for one night. a.) Much dedication was based on fighting for their families and protecting mother Sparta. B.) They would be allowed to
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During the fifth century B.C.E.‚ Persia was a thriving empire that controlled a vast territory. In 499 B.C.E.‚ Greece helped Ionia‚ a province of Persia‚ rebel against the king of Persia‚ King Darius I. Darius vowed to crush Greece for it’s role in the rebellion. Throughout the fifth century‚ Persia repeatedly attacked Greece. After the third Persian invasion in 479‚ Greece decided to put an end to the attacks. In 478‚ the Delian League was created; it was an alliance of poleis‚ or Greek city-states
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Spartan Military From about the time of the Persian invasion until the Battle of Leuctra‚ Sparta was viewed as the powerhouse of the Greek city-states. There were numerous reasons behind their success‚ but there are few that stand out as the most prevalent. Spartan boys are born to be warriors‚ they are sent to the Agoge at the age of seven and forced to abide by the Laws set by Lycurgus the Lawgiver. Spartan men never had to worry about chores or any work that was done in the kleroi‚ allowing
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like their jobs and duties‚ and laws which had to be followed by everyone. Children lived an okay & simple life until the age of six. But in Sparta it was different from Athens because it was fair for both genders. And in both city-states Slavery was the same‚ both cruel‚ shameful and unexcusable. Men in Ancient Athens were different in Ancient Sparta. In Athens‚ boys were taught at home until the age of six by their mothers‚ and then they went to school. After high school they would attend
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over your men?” Gorgo‚ the Queen of Sparta and wife of Leonidas replied‚ “Because we are the only women who are the mothers of men”. This quote from Gorgo shows the great prowess not only of Spartan men but of Spartan women as well. Spartan women‚ along with Spartan men were bred to be the pinnacle of human performance and perfection. The armies and soldiers of Sparta are still revered as the best there ever has been. Often overlooked are the women of Sparta who were just as important in crafting
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