which Sparta was forced to increase its security to match the seemingly increasing security of Athens. The building of Athens ’ long walls protecting its naval power and its interference in Corcyra were important events in beginning the war‚ primarily because of the dramatic increase in Athenian power these events represented to the Spartans. These actions put Athens in a strong position to increase its power steadily in the coming years‚ also steadily decreasing Spartan power forcing Sparta into
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Question 1 There are a variety of written sources that suggest that the Trojan War did in fact occur. Homer presents details of the Trojan war in his epic poem The Iliad‚ this poem presents many of the ideas that we have today of Troy and the Trojan War. However‚ we must also consider Homers reliability- who he (or she) was‚ why and when s/he was writing and from where s/he was getting his/her sources. After looking at Homers work‚ we look to other sources to validate what is being said. Herodotus
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I am gylippus the greatest mothax general that sparta has seen or will ever see. I turned the tides of the war at syracuse and devastated the athenians‚ but i’m getting ahead of myself. This is the beginning of the second peloponnesian war and i am proving my worth as the best general of all time. I have gained experience battling athens before in the archidamian war i have proven my worth as a commander and i will be instrumental in destroying the athenians once and for all. Even as a mere morthax
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they were to wear a crimson cloak and groomed hair‚ Lycourgas also stated the details about the cloak and hair. No hoplites fought as an individual‚ but instead they fought as one strong and mighty unit. Cavalry in Sparta was uncommon‚ and the only ones who road horses were the rich. Sparta also didn’t have archers‚ as they saw this as cowardly not to fight hand to
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as a result of Sparta’s fear of Athenian’s further growth of power (Cartwright‚ 2013). Fought between Athens and Sparta along with their respective allies‚ the Peloponnesian War resulted in the weakening of Greek city-states‚ which created vulnerability to foreign invasions (Cartwright‚ 2013). Following the war‚ Athens was reduced to a state of near complete subjection while Sparta assumed the leading power of Greece (The History of the Peloponnesian War‚ n.d.). Economic costs resulting from
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I believe that the Legalist idea of government is Sparta because to the Legalists‚ strength not goodness was a ruler’s greatest virtue. Many feudal rulers chose Legalism as the most effective way to keep order. So in my opinion Sparta was a more Legalist idea of government because of that they were very harsh on their people for many reasons. One form of it was that as Sparta was a warrior society‚ so from an early age‚ boys trained for a lifetime in the military. Officials of the government examined
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Leonidas of Sparta a heroic king This book is called king Leonidas of sparta a heroic king‚ the Author is Helena P. it’s about how king Leonidas led the 300 Spartans to war and how they train their sons to be strong and become a Spartan. From the moment of a Spartan girl or a boy came into the world‚ the military and the city state were the center of every Spartan citizen’s life. Both male and female babies were determined by city state if they were strong enough to be Spartan citizens. If the infants
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Superior Spartan Oligarchy Superiority is defined as being of higher grade or quality. And while the Athenian democracy has been able to become somewhat of a staple in modern society‚ in its time‚ it was the Spartan’s oligarchic system that allowed them to create such a strong society. It was a society that thrived on its strong political system based around a strong military. It is undeniable that in the time in which they both existed‚ the Spartan Oligarchy was superior to the Athenian
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word "government" and "culture" since the Greeks held that which we call culture is formed‚ shaped or controlled by the activities of the citizens of the polis. The polis was a type of force as well as alliance‚ thanks to it’s strength in numbers. Sparta and Athens both thought very highly of the polis‚ however they did different things to fulfill it. Their education varied‚ as well as their political rights and their economic standings. Athens was a democracy‚ in which all adult male citizens
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happened. Xerxes (grandson) was the army and the naval attack for them back in that time. He was in the battle of Thermopylae- 480b.c Sparta only had 300 men against the 6‚000 Greek (Persians) the Persians military was a victory of Sparta. The importance of the Greek victories was they had the golden age‚ and were the leaders of unity. When Athens had leadership Sparta was always trying to dig at it‚ Athens built a United Nations of their time period. There were 140 city-states. All male citizens could
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