Around 492 B.C.E. Persia was the most powerful empire in the Mediterranean. They sought revenge towards the Greeks‚ which caused King Darius to send demands to Greece. Athens and Sparta were very hesitant when obeying the demands‚ most of the other city-states were quick to obey. While the Greeks saw what Athens and Sparta did as an act of defiance and it showed pride‚ Darius was obviously not happy. This lead to the Persian Wars‚ which would eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War. Both of these
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that it was the Ionian Greeks who instigated the transferal of leadership from Sparta to Athens‚ and Athens then said something which would have been a large cause for the Peloponnesian War which was to follow in 432BC; "We did not gain this empire by force. It came to us at a time when you [Sparta] were unwilling to fight on to the end against the Persians." This would obviously insult the Spartans greatly‚ as Sparta was a war-loving city-state which prided itself in bravery and fighting to the
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THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SPARTAN SOCIETY The women of ancient Sparta‚ those who were born to Spartan parents‚ had many roles. They were very important and essential for the stability and running of the ancient warrior society. The woman’s role in Spartan society was highly regarded by the state as equal in importance to that of a man’s‚ but they could not rule or hold public office. They were given the freedom‚ power‚ respect and status that was unheard of in the other polis‚ along with the rest
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to financing for the war. Naval expeditions could be expensive and Athens would run into problems because they could not afford it. The expedition to Sicily would restrict Athens and their funds and at the battle of Aegospotami with the defeat from Sparta they could no longer afford to rebuild and so the war would come to an end. Athen will use their strong fortification and their navy to import in supplies. This will eventually become too expensive and many will become discontent with the current
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powerful. Sparta was the capital of the state of Laconia in the southeastern Peloponnese region of ancient Greece. Sparta was ruled by two kings who performed all military‚ judicial‚ and religious functions. Five ephors‚ or overseers‚ supervised the kings and legislative bodies. Sparta distinguished itself from other Greek city-states by conquering through military might and not relying on overseas colonies to satisfy its growing population. Because they focused on military rule‚ Sparta conquered
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Peloponnesian war When people think of the Peloponnesian war they think only of the major battle and victory of Sparta! But what of the events leading to this triumph? There was the "first Peloponnesian war" But this war had only lasted 10 years. During this time the Spartans dominated the land and the Athenians dominated the sea. One advantage the Athens had was that they constructed massive walls all the way from the city to its seaport Piraeus. This allowed them to remain inside the city
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lawsuits against them. My fellow Athenians‚ dwelling too much on the past will surely hinder Athens in the future. If we focus on every trifling act committed‚ we will forget the real danger looming ahead of us- division. Nothing more would please Sparta and our enemies than to see Athens weak‚ suffering‚ and in turmoil. Considering all the land‚ young men‚ and possessions that we Athenians have already lost‚ can we afford to be bickering amongst ourselves over past actions which cannot be undone
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The Warrior Ethos The Warrior Ethos was written by Steven Pressfield‚ it was published March 11‚ 2011. The book is listed under many different genre’s‚ such as; war‚ military‚ philosophy‚ self-help‚ and psychology. The Warrior Ethos is devised into three parts‚ thirty chapters and it’s roughly ninty pages long. Though the book is short‚ it describes history as far back as Adam and Eve and then it jumps into the present day goings-ons. Mr. Pressfield wrote The Warrior Ethos as an addition‚ almost
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social unrest occurred which led to the decline of Sparta o There was inequality in Spartan society despite Plutarch’s claim that all Spartiates enjoyed land equality (B. Brennan) o Level of debt grew and government became more corrupt as Spartans could bribe ephors for additional and better plots of land o Aristotle also comments that some Spartans had large properties while others had comparatively small ones – further evidence of inequality o Sparta‚ like most ancient Greek poleis‚ had an economy
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in 431 B.C. between the Delian League‚ led by Athens‚ and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta. According to Thucydides‚ Athens’ imposing hegemonic status and its overwhelming quest for more power made the Peloponnesian War and Athens’s eventual fall from power inevitable. Despite the Athenians having a far more superior navy and being considerably wealthier‚ they were defeated and made subjects of Sparta. In this paper‚ I will discuss Thucydides’ and Socrates’ reasons for why Athens lost the war
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