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Pros And Cons Of Sparta

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The Spartans made the people of Messenia work for them, but the Spartans were outnumbered drastically. The probable motives that might have contributed to Lycurgus wanting to set up his reforms were to defend themselves from the helot's possible revolt. By creating a powerful military state, it ensured the control over the helots. The Spartans did not view themselves as harsh, although they did what they thought was necessary for creating a strong military. Beginning at the age of 7, boys were taken from their mothers and placed under the control of the state. Moreover, they lived separate from their family in military-style barracks, where they learned training and obedience. Spartan boys were treated with such harsh discipline so that they

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