Sparta Strengths

Education In Sparta: Did The Strengths Outweigh The Weaknesses? Have you ever thought about ancient civilizations before? Among them are the Romans, Greeks, Mesopotamia, Egypt and many others. Have you ever wondered how the greeks conquered so much land? All of that thanks goes to the spartans. The city-state was never very big on it’s own. Located on a peninsula in southern greece called Peloponnese. Sparta began as a small cluster of houses on the banks of the Evrotas river, and slowly grew to a city-state and by 500 BCE it was the dominant city-state on all of Peloponnese. The population of sparta was never much more than 25,000 citizens and an army of 8,000 man and woman. Training, was a major part of society. Both the men and woman had …show more content…
Lycurgus believed that if he did this they would be better able to climb hills and descend steep inclines with less danger. He also thought that the boys would be able to leap, jump and run more nimbly than a boy with sandals. All throughout their training they had a single garment, because Lycurgus thought that this would make them more prepared to for the changes of heat and cold.As far as the food went during the training there was such a moderate amount so the boys would know what it was like to go without food, for Lycurgus believed that they would be better able to continue with an empty stomach if necessary, and also to go without food entirely. Lycurgus also encouraged stealing for he believed that if a boy was so hungry that he needed more food he should be able to get more food by …show more content…
Slaves cleaned, cooked, worked in the fields, factories, shops, in the mines, and on ships. Even the police force was made up of slaves.Most slave lives were not that different than a poor greeks life. There were many things that a slave could not do. They couldn’t go to school, enter politics, or use their own name. They were just a common household tool to be used until it died.They were just property of their owner not citizens of ancient Greece. People became slaves in many different ways. Some people became slaves when captured in battle, some were children of slaves. More slaves than you would think became slaves because they were infants, abandoned on a hill or at the gates of the town, left to die, or be rescued by someone passing by. Some children were sold into slavery by poor families, and some kidnapped.Slaves were so important to the culture of ancient greece, that some historians believe that there were as many slaves as citizens! Most people would think that the inequality would stop there but no, there was so much more. Men ran the government and spent a large amount of their time away from home. When not involved in politic, the men spent time in the fields, overseeing or working the crops, sailing, hunting, , in manufacturing or in trade. For fun in addition to drinking parties, the men enjoyed wrestling, horseback riding and the famous Olympic Games. When the men entertained their male

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