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Those who contributed to the warrior society were at the top of the hierarchy, those who were conquered were at the bottom. What does this reveal about Spartan attitudes or values?

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Those who contributed to the warrior society were at the top of the hierarchy, those who were conquered were at the bottom. What does this reveal about Spartan attitudes or values?

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Sparta has two kings, Spartan political system is a combination of monarchy (it have kings, oligarchy (Gerousia) and democracy. 

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Sparta has two kings, Spartan political system is a combination of monarchy (it have kings, oligarchy (Gerousia) and democracy. 

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Spartiates were at the top, followed by inferiors, then helots.

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Spartiates were at the top, followed by inferiors, then helots.

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within sparta, there was a very clear caste system that helped to break down and estalbish clear boundaries for the subjects of Sparta. One such group were the Periokoi, who handled much of the commerce and trade for the spartan state, yet went unrepresented within sparta and were treated as inferior beings.

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'Life of Lycurgus' a text authored by Plutarch

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'Life of Lycurgus' a text authored by Plutarch

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'Constitution of the Spartans' a text authored by Xenophon 

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'Constitution of the Spartans' a text authored by Xenophon 

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The capture of a bride - Ritual enactment of prearranged betrothal

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The capture of a bride - Ritual enactment of prearranged betrothal

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Spartan women were free, they are allowed to play sport. In athletics activities, it is often that men and women are naked 

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Spartan women were free, they are allowed to play sport. In athletics activities, it is often that men and women are naked 

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slavery was common in the ancient world, with the City states of ancient Greece being one of the main perpetrators of slavery. The Spartans used slaves as well, but did something absolutely unthinkable to a Greek person at the time, and enslaved fellow Greeks. These helots made up the backbone of the spartan economy, and did most of the back breaking work both in the fields, the mines, in construction, and were forced to do menial labour.

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For boys from the age of 7 to train in the 'agoge' 

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For boys from the age of 7 to train in the 'agoge' 

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There was no latitude for weakness within Spartan society. Therefore, infants that did not conform to the Spartan ideal were left to die

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There was no latitude for weakness within Spartan society. Therefore, infants that did not conform to the Spartan ideal were left to die

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the system was a combination of the monarchy, Gerousia and democracy. they were ruled by two kings. How did having two kings effect Sparta?

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Men had to capture the bride, they would take her into a dark room shave her head and make her dress like a man then they would have sex after that the male will leave 

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Men had to capture the bride, they would take her into a dark room shave her head and make her dress like a man then they would have sex after that the male will leave 

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how much influence and power did elite spartan women have on the spartan political environment?

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The agoge was described to be a replacement of familial life with a life focused upon the state.

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The agoge was described to be a replacement of familial life with a life focused upon the state.

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Infants in Sparta will be assessed by an association and if the infants is weak and not meet the requirements, they will be left to death somewhere. Fathers are not allow to have power to decided whether to keep the child or not. 

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Infants in Sparta will be assessed by an association and if the infants is weak and not meet the requirements, they will be left to death somewhere. Fathers are not allow to have power to decided whether to keep the child or not. 

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We still have a hard time trying to properly identify and corroborate evidence while studying ancient sparta. Many sources can and have been influenced by historians such as Xenophon, or Plutarch, Aristotle or Euripides. The sources are often secondary and, with a lack of primary sources to use, are not often considered to be fully reliable.

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to what extent did the perioikoi aid spartan

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spartan mothers played an integral role in the raising of spartan boys until they reached age 7

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there's much contradictory evidence and differing opinions about the role of the father in spartan society. although some source's claim the father was essentially absent from the oikos, historians have retrospectively argued that the father would have likely valued the oikos as he valued the state, and that the family unit was as important in Sparta as anywhere else

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Boys who proved promising in the agoge were taken to an institution in the mountains, this was the crypteia, a place where the boys were trained extensively. One of the activities these boys engaged in was to kill helots in the night.

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Boys who proved promising in the agoge were taken to an institution in the mountains, this was the crypteia, a place where the boys were trained extensively. One of the activities these boys engaged in was to kill helots in the night.

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Kulesza

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Blundell S (1995)

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marriage was highly encouraged so that reproduction would occur, those who didn't have children would often be shamed. Boys were always preferred as they could soon replace the men on the front line.

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The point of the family was, in its essence, to serve the state. The structure of the family was designed to strip as much power form the father, and coerce the couple to have as many healthy children as possible to serve the interest of the state and keep their population high.

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The primary productive role of all Greek women was to produce offspring for the perpetuation (the continuation) of the oikos

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The father was often very removed from his family, with the mother doing most of the nurturing from birth (provided they actually survive [them being males as females were not subject to the same assessments of their own physical fitness at birth]) up until age 7, when they would be taken to the Agoge. The father would spend his time in the barracks with the other spartan men instead of being at home with his wife and children, as some ancient sources would claim.

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Spartan life revolved around war and the perfect army, this leads to the education revolving around creating the perfect warrior and therefor was more like a military camp.

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The men in Sparta were often at war therefor weren't around to bring up there children. this therefor lead females to bring up and shape the children.

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The spartans had quite a few different political positions of note. One such were the Ephors, who were an essential part