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Spartans military was a hard core and well rounded out military in its time. Part of the reason why they were so successful is because of their rigorous training each boy had to go through. Why I said boy is because the Spartan military training would start at age 7 for a chosen boy. The boy gets chosen to live in spartan society at birth. If the Spartans did not believe that the boy would be rounded out for their society they would leave the boy to die. During the boys training hazing and fighting was encouraged to help improve strength among the boys. During spartan training each boy was mainly taught mathematics, music, and how to fight. Also during their training, they would learn how to steal but without getting caught. If they were caught they would not be punished for stealing but only for getting caught. This type of training continues until the boys would become men. Which is at the age of 20 for the Spartan's. At age 20 Spartan men would have to pass a series of demanding

The army was responsible for maintaining the reputation of Sparta, arguably the most important role it played. Knows as the best warriors of the Peloponnese the Spartans used their strong military tactics in order to conquer neighbouring lands in order to further expand Sparta and gain larger areas of fertile land. Sparta lead the untied Peloponnese army and was greatly feared throughout the Mediterranean due to their title as the greatest army throughout Greece. This title in itself made the thought and task of attacking or declaring war on the spartiates a feared happening, further defending them from attacks dismissed as useless and never carried out by neighbouring states. The army was the main defence of Sparta keeping the citizens safe and

Hello, I’m Jason. Please view the following video clip. (Play 300 video clip). Many of you probably have seen the movie that this clip is from, 300. If not, though, it is about the Spartans famous stand against the Persian army with 300 Spartan soldiers. They held this position in a narrow pass for three days. The Persian army was estimated to have as many as 100,000 soldiers. This speech is about the Peloponessian War, Greeks vs. Spartans, not the Spartan stand at Thermopylae. At age seven every Spartan boy was removed from his family and put in military training. The boy was trained for 12 years and then went straight into the army. They were not fed often, taught to not cry and to conceal pain. They were whipped until they bled, and the ones that stood the longest were held in high regard. Families would encourage the boys not to pass out. As the boys got older, the training heightened. Wooden swords and untipped spears were included in their training in the early teens. Imagine growing up in this militaristic society and living near the Greeks who have a different idea of society from yours. Training for Greek boys was much different the Spartans, and their society was more democratic during this period. Greeks actually

Good morning Mr Harvey and class, today I’m going to talking about the Spartans and their military. Today I am going to answer the question, how did their lifestyle and military techniques lead to the success of the Spartans society. The main reasons why the Spartans’ society was a success were because of their way of life, their rise to power and their powerful military and its training.

From birth, Spartans has to be strong. Any newborn that was sick, deformed, or weak was abandoned and left for dead. At age seven, they began a grueling education regimen. In their education, they were taught that their lives belonged to the state. The education itself was one of a physical nature rather than academic one. Although gymnastics and military were valued above literacy and arts, academia was not forgotten.

Cultural Beliefs Sparta is known in history as a powerhouse of militaristic power in Ancient Greece. In those times, Sparta was a constant in everyone’s mind, being included in almost anything to do with the topic of war. Raised from the notation that warfare is the complete center of life, it found its way into the culture of the Spartan people inevitably. Spartan people had the mindset that they as a whole collectively needed to be ready for battle, and this differed from the Athenian mindset, causing both to become very much the enemies of each other. Sparta’s cultural beliefs contributed to their rise to power due to their cultural values and education.

In the progress of training most young boys died trying to become a full citizen of Sparta. If you didn’t want to be disowned by your family, you would have to enter the Agoge. A military training service most men actually devoted their life to. Warfare

The poetry of Tyrtaeus illustrated and explained Spartan culture, ethics, values and ethos by highlighting their nobleness, bravery, and strength. He stated that citizens only boasted and fought when they were able to stay fearless and valiant through times of chaos and panic. “For none can boast...maintain a hero’s part / Unless he fearless and intrepid bear” (Tyrtaeus, Martial Elegies, Elegy 1). Every citizen, even the honored fighters, were humble, equal and shared everything with the other citizens. They had the qualities of a fighter and the ability to make it through a war remaining courageous the whole time. This was because fighting with the Spartan Army was an honor. “This is a man’s best, greatest, noblest praise / And shall to youth

The Spartans were a dominant power in Greece, boasting a formidable military prowess. By the 5th century BC, they were a great enemy of Athens and had the strongest military power in Greece. Life there was dedicated to the military and boys left their homes at age seven to live in barracks and train as soldiers. Their life was harsh, with little food or clothing as to prepare them for the battles to come and to teach them how to survive. Since there was such a harsh emphasis on militarism, forms of individual expression were discouraged and the value of art, literature, or any artistic capabilities was very low, if non existent.

Sparta was a standout amongst the most critical Greek city-states all through the Archaic and Classical periods and was well known for its military ability. The expert and very much prepared Spartan hoplites with their particular red shrouds, long hair, and lambda-decorated shields were likely the best and most dreaded warriors in Greece, battling with unique excellence at such key fights as Thermopylae and Plataea in the mid-fifth century BCE. The city was likewise in consistent battles with the other real Greek urban communities of Athens and Corinth and got to be included in two extended and immensely harming clashes, the Peloponnesian Wars of the mid-to-late fifth century BCE and the Corinthian Wars in the mid-fourth century BCE.

Some unique differences can be examined as the reasons behind the Spartans power and dominance of the classical times.

" War. War never changes. Since the dawn of humankind, when our ancestors first discovered the killing power of rock and bone, blood has been spilled in the name of everything from god to justice to simple psychotic rage" (Howard). When you think about all the armies that have walked this earth the first two you might think of are the Spartan Warriors and the Roman Legionnaires. With both empires so vastly iconic they share a lot of ideas such as their military views, but just because they have the same ideas does not mean they portray them in the same manner. for example how they train their men, the weapons they would use and their overall battle strategies/ formations.

The Spartans lived and breathed war. They learned to fight when they were children, and trained hard for it when they were adults.

Selecting future warriors began at birth for Sparta. A male baby would be examined after birth and deemed either “fit” or “unfit”. A male baby whom was born small, short, or displayed any deformities at all was deemed unfit. A male baby who was deemed to be unfit would be left in the elements to die, thrown off a cliff on Mount Taygetos in Greece, or sold into slavery by his own parents (Spartan Military). For those male children considered to be fit, they could return to live with the family until his seventh birthday. On their seventh birthday, they were in the care of Sparta. The young boys would then live at a military training school. The boys would be trained and educated in the importance of physical fitness, mental agility, and spiritual toughness. Training was anything but easy as the boys were being prepared to face their enemies in battle. On a young man’s eighteen birthdays, he would join the Kryteia and would remain in the phase of training until he could kill a Helot without being caught in the action (Spartan Military). Once a Spartan trainee successfully killed a Helot, he would become an official soldier in the Spartan military until he reached the age of 60 or death.

"It seems all of Greece knows what is the right thing to do, but it is only the Spartans that do anything about it." This was a quote of an older man who was trying to find a seat in the Olympic games and only the Spartans stood up to allow him to sit down. Ancient Spartans were known as fierce warriors, and they follow this trait, with how they treated their slaves, law, and military power. The upbringing of the Spartans describes a lot of who they were, they took pride in themselves and were very patriotic to their city state. Other Greek-Cities were impressed and envied how Spartans fostered a sense of country, and a collective society, instead of being individuals. Spartans, being a Greek- City that was like no other, stated its goals clearly, its citizens were loyal, and the other Greek-Cities were amused of how much power it gave its women. Xenophon, who was an Athenian that later got exiled for favoring the Spartans, wrote The Spartan Constitution, which has explained to us the social, political, and a structured society based solely on the military. The Spartan Constitution also gives us a glimpse of the success and failures, from their way of life, unstable population, and simply just having one way of life.