past? – This art work shows the culture of Ancient Sparta that entertainment such as dancing‚ music & games etc‚ takes a big impact of the Ancient Sparta Society. It shows how Ancient Sparta how they loved entertainment‚ it also shows how the Spartan men/warriors we’re well fit and built. Is it reliable and/or useful in providing evidence about the past? – Yes this source is very reliable and/or useful source‚ it is because this source “Sparta to the battle Leuctra” is a primary source. Primary
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only served for one year‚ and the apella which was made up of all other Spartan citizens or Homoioi. The Ephors controlled almost every aspect of Spartan life and were only limited by the fact that they could only rule for one year and only once in a lifetime. At the end of their term‚ Ephors had to justify that all their actions and decisions had been for the good of Sparta. At the beginning of life‚ a week after birth‚ Spartan children were judged by the Ephors. If the children were healthy‚ they
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The Greek City state of Sparta was one of the most important Greek states in the Archaic and Classical periods. Sparta was originally well known for its strong military. Sparta was known to have red cloaks‚ long hair‚ lambda-emblazoned shields. Spartan soldiers were the most feared and best fighters in Greece. The city of Sparta was located in the fertile Eurotas valley Laconia in the southeast Peloponnese. It is said that the settlement first developed in the Neolithic period and even continued
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Was Sparta a better place than Athens? Spartans is known for its military training while Athens lives in world of luxury. Each state has its own good or bad and you can’t say something is better at everything than another one. First of all‚ children are mistreated in Sparta like going to military training at the age of seven and killing “weak” babies. Who said they didn’t have the potential to become the next Plato. In order to have a pure race Spartans started to kill the babies who look “weak”
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orbiting the planet. The Master Chief sends a squad of Spartans to the surface of Reach to protect the MAC’s generators. Eventually ‚ the Covenant are able to destroy the generators and begun glassing reach destroying everything at the surface and turning it to glass. The remaining Spartans flee underground to the secret headquarters of the ONI. There they meet Dr. Halsey (the creator of the SPARTAN II’s ) who‚ with help of some of the surviving Spartans‚ uncovers a strange crystal shard in a cavern built
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Asses the role of the periocoi + the helots in the Spartan economy * the periocoi were considered an integral part of the Spartan society. It could not run without them nor without their consent. * They commanded all the passes (including waterways) into Laconia‚ they provided half the Spartan army and appear also to have contributed to the chain of command. * Responsible for much of the trade and craft – mining‚ manufacture and commerce moreover‚ all mineral and marine resources
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democracy. Sparta’s oligarchy was ruled by a counsel of 5 men‚ on being a lawmaker or giver. The lawgiver’s name was Lycurgus. Lycurgus was known for his warden-like ways in the training of men for war‚ but also for his equivalence in the rights of Spartan women. It has been speculated that women’s equality to men sprung from stories “of the Amazons [‚ warrior women of the Bronze Age‚ position and bravery] in the Trojan War” (Who were the Amazons?). Athens‚ on the other hand‚ was a democracy that
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I’ve chosen my words carefully‚ Persian. Perhaps you should have done the same.” Moments later he executes the king’s messenger and his people by kicking them into a deep well. Behavior such as this would be a direct act of war‚ nonetheless‚ the Spartan King refused to allow for he and his people to be ridiculed by a foreigner. This scene is extremely appealing to viewers because it is a moment that exemplifies a strong king‚ a man who possesses a great deal of honor and pride in both his nation
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Different Types of Criticism Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert critiques John Carpenter’s movie “Halloween” which is about a psychotic killer who escapes a mental institution and goes one to wreak havoc on anybody. They show a scene of a young woman attacking Michael Meyers when he tries to kill her. Roger Ebert goes on to say that “the movie develops the movie characters as independent‚ intelligent‚ spunky‚ and interesting people. Halloween does not hate women” (Siskel). This sort of critiquing falls
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WILLIAM BARRON – YEAR 12 – ANCIENT HISTORY GREECE: SPARTAN SOCIETY TO THE BATTLE OF LEUCTRA 371 BC (25 MARKS) NOTES; (A) What was the ephorate? Members of the government who kept watch over the actions of the kings an assembly. Spartan magistrates‚ elected by the citizens. Provided over meetings and were responsible for execution of decrees. They held and shared great power with the kings. They did not have to knell before the kings‚ and the citizens held them in high esteem
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