of Spartan life and culture. The army influenced areas such as education and social structure as well as being the most important defence of Sparta in both combat and reputation. After an embarrassing defeat at the battle of Hysiai Sparta went through great military change‚ these changes dramatically changed all other areas of Spartan life‚ turning Sparta into a military focused state. This militaristic influence impacted greatly on Spartan education‚ essentially aiming to mass produce the perfect
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According to many historians such as Powell “The citizen women of Sparta were believed to lead unusual lives by Greek standards.” As stated by Lycurgus in the Great Rhetra women of Sparta were aware of their role in society in regards to staying healthy and fit to produce healthy offspring as well as partaking in the running of the economy. Women in Sparta were treated with the utmost respect‚ as they were an essential element in the ancient warrior society. Spartan women enjoyed much more freedom
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society of no other than Sparta. (2nd SLIDE TURN) We can see here the representation of the stereotypical ideal of a Spartan. But what grants this nation this profound ideal of strength‚ who are they? And more importantly what truly is Sparta? To understand the depths of time one must start from the beginning. The Greek mythology behind Sparta told that the founder of the city was Lacedaemon‚ a son of Zeus‚ who gave his name to the region and his wife’s name to the city. Sparta‚ also known as Lacedaemon
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Sparta and Athens although contemporary city states during classical period‚ were a study in contrast when it came to the live styles of the people who inhabited those countries. Sparta was predominantly rural with small central villages‚ whereas Athens was considered the cultural center of the world (Brand‚ n.d.‚ p. 2‚ 3). Additionally‚ in both countries how you lived was strongly impacted by your social class. Citizens For Spartan men‚ life was about service to their country and becoming the
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these events of the one of the strongest Hellenic city-states Sparta. The movie 300 was set in the spring of 480 BC when the Persian King Xerxes was trying to follow in his fathers footsteps who continuing his master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states‚ arrives in Hellas. The previous attempts by the Persians had already turned most northern Hellenic tribes and states to the Persian side. The citizens of Athens and Sparta‚ the largest Hellenic powers of the time felt disrespected by the
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the death knell. The most major were the Decelean War‚ the plague and death of Pericles‚ and the Macedonian take over. When Sparta turned its military attentions to Athens it was already weary from the Peloponnesian War. When a substantial portion of a naval ships were captured by Sparta in 405 BC the restriction on supplies into Athens and their resulting surrender to Sparta in 404 BC was the first tolling of
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over the Persians in 479 BC‚ some of the Greek communities in the Aegean still sought liberation from Persian control. The Ionians first looked to Sparta to secure and maintain their independence. However Sparta was more concerned with problems that affected them and so were apprehensive about having to ensure the safety of the Ionians as well. Sparta was under constant threat from the Helots‚ they had an independent grain supply and they lacked a navy large enough ensure the Ionians safety. Sparta’s
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formed. The first major success recorded happened when Athens won a naval victory over Sparta near Naxos; the Athenians and Spartans compromised with a treaty that left Athens supreme on the sea and Sparta supreme on the mainland of Greece. In 371 B.C.‚ Thebes withdrew from the alliance and gained predominance over Boeotian land that had been occupied (387 B.C.) by Sparta. A treaty was made between Athens and Sparta. By 351 B.C.‚ however‚ the status of the league had been seriously weakened in the north
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Athens growth in power. The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and Sparta. Both of which were very powerful Greek city-states and fought together in the Persian Wars. The peace between the two powerful city-states deteriorated. Athens grew more powerful after the Persian Wars‚ thus creating tension‚ which escalated into roughly three decades of war between Sparta and Athens. After the Peloponnesian War ended‚ Sparta came out on top as victorious. After the war‚ Athens was left in devastation
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often portrayed as sexual objects. In the movie 300‚ the Spartan men served and protected the city of Sparta‚ while the Spartan women did domestic chores and bred more warriors. Because this movie was set back in 480 BC society portrayed men to be superior to women. Some of the main characters in 300 are prime examples for the different gender roles. King Leonidas is the proud‚ triumphant King of Sparta. In the film‚ the character Leonidas possesed as a couple different male stereotypes. King Leonidas
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