Leonidas was the king of Sparta‚ after his brothers Dorieus and Cleomenes died‚ for 10 years from 490-480 BCE. He was born in 540 BCE in the Sparta area‚ which was in the Peloponnesian Peninsula‚ located in southern Greece. Leonidas lived in Sparta from 540-480 BCE which means “Before Common Era.” Leonidas was 4th in line to become the king. He married Gorgo‚ who was the daughter of his half-brother Cleomenes‚ and he was the father of Pleistarchus who became the king of Sparta. Leonidas was the son
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What was Sparta and where was it? Ancient Greece‚ or Hellas as it is called in the Greek language‚ was divided into many states and city-states. A city-state‚ or polis in Greek‚ was actually just a city with such power that it controlled the entire state in which it was located. For example‚ Sparta was the city-state in the state of Lakonia‚ but because Sparta was such a major power in its state‚ it was common to use the city name to refer to the whole area. At the time‚ Sparta had a population
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Spartans had decisively beaten Athens‚ long their most dangerous enemy. In so doing Sparta had seized the hegemony of the Greek world. Leuctra must have seemed to many observers of the contemporary scene like rain from a clear blue sky. Yet‚ in hindsight‚ when we look more closely at the history of Sparta as a military society‚ the collapse at Leuctra starts to make sense. By the time they met the Thebans there‚ Sparta had long been in serious trouble; it was only a matter of time before someone found
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the duty of running the household and had the opportunity to inherit‚ have ownership of land and accumulate wealth. According to Aristotle‚ “women owned as much as two fifths of the Spartan land” (Aristotle)‚ in the fourth century BC. Women of Sparta had the primary duty of producing physically and mentally strong children. (makedbyteachers‚ 2009) Xenophon tells us “for free women the most important job was to bear children”. (Xenaphon‚ CONSTITUTION OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS) They were expected to
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The Spartan Military was one of the most feared militaries of its time. Located in the southern region of the Peloponnesus‚ Sparta was centralized around military dominance. Beginning at a young age‚ Spartan boys were pushed both physically and mentally. Every day was a test. Lycurgus‚ a Spartan Tyrant‚ was revered as God with his reforms to transform Sparta into the ultimate weapon‚ militarization. The Spartan military was the most feared military in the world for their way of life‚ ruthless training
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The Ancient Greek city-states of the 5th century BCE took on one of the most powerful and dangerous empires of the ancient world in a struggle to maintain independence from the Persians. The Persians represented the opposite in ideals of everything that is Greek and threatened the end of political sovereignty‚ higher thinking‚ and innovation. Overcoming the Persians was a critical accomplishment by the Greeks in the Greco-Persian wars of the 5th century and can be attributed to their superior strategizing
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Influenced by Confucianism and India by Hinduism. All together your post was good. You made some great key points when you mentioned the starting of a new dynasty for Persia and also about the Peloponnesian War and the conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lead to it. Even though you mention great factors as to how the Persian War effected Greek-city states and Persia ‚ I think you should of add more evidence about how Greek art and philosophy influenced many. For example‚ today many schools in
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civilizations have restricted the rights and ability of women to own and manage property. Women in ancient civilization have had to fight in order to be treated fairly. Two major cities in Greek‚ Sparta‚ and Athenian even though they were in the same country they had two different views and treatment regarding women. Sparta women were treated a lot better and ha more freedom compared to a lot of different civilization. Athenian women were treated very poorly. Even though women aren’t talked about a lot in
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Lysistrata Characters: Lysistrata - Lysistrata is an Athenian woman who is sick and tired of war and the treatment of women in Athens. Lysistrata gathers the women of Sparta and Athens together to solve these social ills and finds success and power in her quest. Lysistrata is the least feminine of the women from either Athens or Sparta‚ and her masculinity helps her gain respect among the men. Cleonice- is the next-door neighbor of Lysistrata and is the first to show up at Lysistrata’s meeting of
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300 Cast • King Leonidas‚ King of Sparta. • Queen Gorgo‚ Queen of Sparta • Pleistarchus‚ son of Leonidas and Gorgo • Theron‚ a fictional corrupt Spartan politician • Dilios‚ narrator and Spartan soldier. • Captain Artemis‚ Leonidas’ loyal captain and friend. • Astinos‚ Captain Artemis’ eldest son. • Daxos‚ an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. • Ephialtes‚ a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. • King Xerxes‚ God-King of Persia • The Loyalist‚ a loyal Spartan politician
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