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Sparta is the strongest Greek city-state because of their military , society , and education. The spartan produced what is probably the most iconic military in ancient history. The ancient Spartan warriors are known for their bravery , professionalism and skill, a reputation well deserved. The Spartan army was known far and wide for their fierceness , brutality, and efficiency in battle . This was partly due to their militarily-oriented

A Spartan soldier was expected to serve Sparta until the age of sixty, but that was easier said than done. Spartan infants were inspected by an elder counsel called the Gerousia, ensuring physical ability and readiness to enter into Spartan societal training. The rigorous training period, called agoge, began at age seven for male children. Trainees were taught combat skills, survival skills, and stealth. Students were often pitted against each other, and failure or weakness were met with severe physical

"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

Society: Exploring Whether the Spartans’ Values Make Them an Appropriate High School Mascot Spartans are not an appropriate mascot for Mountain View High School because they do not represent the American values of democracy and value for human life, as they were governed by a tyranny and murdered countless people. Although some may argue that the Greeks developed a democratic government as subjects of the Persian king and changed western civilization forever, the Spartans could not have predicted this

For babies who were not discarded, care for them by the women revealed some strong traits that were very advantageous in the preservation of the State’s strength and bravery. For instance, Spartan women did not coddle or “baby” their children, but raised them in such a way that the children were “without swaddling cloths around their limbs” and the babies were “not fussy about food, and not scared of the dark or afraid to be left alone, and free of ignoble irritability and whining” (Lefkowitz, Fant

Spartan Canada had its last East Coast of Canada event of 2017 and it was big one! A complete all in one Trifecta weekend! The race weekend actually started on a Friday with the Sprint, had the Beast course race on Saturday, and finished up Sunday with the Super! • Registration and Festival: On Friday, registration wasn’t bad at all and that was even after they had a system crash and had to wait for the system to boot back up and when it did, they lost half of the registrations, and they still

interaction with larger power structures. In ancient societies, the family unit served as the foundation of social organization, wielding enormous power over people's lives and even societal structures. Women played an essential role inside Spartan households in Xenophon's Spartan Society, where they were encouraged to compete in physical fitness and participation contests to ensure

For a period as ancient as 650 BC, Spartan women had a remarkable role to play in society. The females in Sparta were given high importance ever since their birth. They were not restricted from participating actively in the community and were given a rigorous training for their physical fitness, just like their male friends and brothers. They competed in sports, were literate- a highly uncommon feature in the ancient world, and were free to speak their minds in public, which was considered rather

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Battle of the Last 300 Spartans (Battle of Thermopylae thər-mop-i-lee[->0]) The battle was fought around August 7th or September 8th, in the year of 490 B.C. It was fought by the alliance of the Greek city-states under the power of King Leonidas of the Spartans and the Persian Empire Xerxes. A force of 7,300 Greek men marched to guard the passage of Thermopylae. King Leonidas heard that a force of Persian troops were marching to take the passage, which was vital to the Greeks. The passage