cruel way of life that lead to the greatest‚ hardest‚ and most disciplined warrior ’s who ever existed in the ancient world. Spartans had to prove their fitness even as infants. Infanticide was a disturbingly common act in the ancient world‚ but in Sparta this practice was
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and included many athletic events such as javelin‚ discus‚ foot races‚ and staged battles. In many such events‚ Spartan women would run naked in the presence of their male counterparts‚ and were respected for their athletic feats. Though women in Sparta were not subject to the same training as given by Lycurgus‚ Spartiate women were expected and driven to produce strong and healthy children‚ and to be loyal to their state. In comparison to Athens‚ Spartan girls were better fed their their Athenian
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Civilization at all.”. Some say that the Spartans saved Western Civilization by defending democracy‚ but the evidence reveals that the Spartans were an oligarchy. They couldn’t defend something that they didn’t live by. In Document D‚ Cyrus Kar says that “Sparta was not even democratic. It was an oligarchy (rule by a small group of people) at best‚ and a cruel tyranny at worst.” Holland’s quote suggests that the Spartans themselves saved democracy due to their sacrifice‚ but Kar says that Spartans weren’t
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Hypothesis: The main aim of a Spartan youth’s upbringing was to produce a professional warrior who was‚ physically fit‚ capable of enduring pain and hardship‚ obedient and disciplined‚ loyal to his fellow homoioi‚ devoted to Sparta and willing to die in battle if necessary. All of this was essential to keeping the helot slaves‚ who outnumbered them massively‚ under control. There was certainly brutality in the Agoge and boys were undeniably trained to think identically on many matters‚ not whether
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The polis is like a modern day city or town‚ but unlike today only men were granted citizenship. I think the polis was so significant because of how harshness of the environment. Since they couldn’t sustain large population like Middle Eastern Civilizations‚ all the citizens of Greece had to work together; the polis gave them a reason to be proud‚ and they tried their best to make sure it succeeded. The hoplite or solider was a major part in the development of the polis. The different Greek city-states
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women. One of the most famous of Aristophanes’ comedies portraying powerfully capable women is Lysistrata‚ named after the female lead character of the play. It depicts Athenian Lysistrata and the women of Athens teaming up with the women of Sparta to force their husbands to conclude the Peloponnesian War. The play is a comedy‚ which appears to be written for the amusement of men. The play can be seen as a historical reference to ancient Greece‚ but it seems highly unlikely that women would
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Ancient Greece Greece today is very different from what it was centuries ago. The beliefs are the same and the Gods who once ruled still live among in myths and tales told from generation to generation. Ancient Greece made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy‚ art‚ architecture‚ math and science. All of the achievements that ancient Greece has made was done simultaneously while fighting two wars‚ the Peloponnesian war and the Persian war. Greek
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AP World History Essay Compare & Contrast Essay Greece and Persia 10/2/12 AP World History Essay Compare & Contrast Essay Greece and Persia Have you ever thought about the ancient wars that occurred in the history of the ancient world? Some of the most important wars were the battles of ancient Greece and the Persian Empire. Ancient Greece and Persia were enemies at war‚ and they both fought many great battles to expand their empires in the ancient years of 1000-30 B.C.E. These two great
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Aristophanes’ comedic anti-war play‚ Lysistrata‚ manipulates gender politics in order to ultimately promote the notion of peace. It is not through feminist ideals‚ but rather the the exploitation of gender and exploration of gender politics in which the comedy is able to present a political argument against war. In order to demonstrate the politically resonating stance that Aristophanes retains‚ this paper will outline the facets of the play which clearly validate such stance through the manipulation
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pursue any trade they liked. They also built and manned most of Lacedaemonia’s ships‚ therefore they contributed to Sparta’s political and economic side of things. They also contributed to the military by providing troops to the army and supported Sparta in the time of war. They weren’t restricted by the Spartan laws and traditions to a strict lifestyle but could rather enjoy there life. The Spartiates needed to produce two things‚ they had to maintain the household and to make contribution to
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