Sparta Summary

In the following essay, Rawson describes the political and social system of classical Sparta after surveying modern impressions of the ancient Greek city-state. Ancient Sparta: a militaristic and t... Read more

In the following essay, Piper details the period of Spartan military and political decline from 371 to 260 b.c. In 371 b.c., the Greek world heard with disbelief that a small Theban force had defea... Read more

In the following essay, Hamilton comments on the last portion of Agesilaos's reign in the 360s and the final collapse of the Spartan empire. Sparta's position after the Battle of Mant... Read more

In the following excerpt from his monograph originally published in 1988, Powell probes the daily aspects of classical Spartan culture, including its secrecy, communality, and austerity. Spartan Sec... Read more

In the following essay, Cartledge gathers the available evidence regarding the relative illiteracy of Sparta. I Somewhere in the first half of the eighth century bc the ‘graphic counterpart ... Read more

In the following essay, Hooker examines the extant writings of the two outstanding Spartan poets of the seventh century, Tyrtaeus and Alcman. For the development of the visual arts at Sparta we now... Read more

In the following essay, Tigerstedt considers why so much of Spartan history and culture is cloaked in myth and legend. The growth of a historical legend such as that of Sparta presupposes a nucleus... Read more

In the following excerpt, David endeavors to reconcile the inherent contradiction of Aristotle's combined critique and idealization of Sparta in his Politics. 1. Why ‘aristotle and Spa... Read more

In the following essay, Forrest chronicles the period of early expansion in Spartan power over the Peloponnesian region of Laconia from the tenth to eight centuries b.c. The Sparta which was founde... Read more

Two of the most powerful and rivalry city-states in Ancient Greece were Athens and Sparta. Athens was a city of immense culture and contributed largely to the arts, whilst Sparta was a military po... Read more

Athens, Sparta and the US have a lot in common and a lot of differences. The differences including the rights of women and their Education policies in Athens and Sparta made me decide to pick the US a... Read more

If I had to choose which one was better, Athens or Sparta, I would say Athens. I would pick Athens because the Athenian boys and girls were treated better than in Sparta and they also got education, t... Read more

The statement above, accurately describes the government of Sparta. The Kings, in Sparta, were regarded important, but their authority was somewhat restricted. The common folk class, consisting of the... Read more

Sparta and Athens: Two Worlds Apart Sparta and Athens; two great and illustrious Greek nations that were very deviant, but yet so similar. Some of the differences they had were the upbringing of chi... Read more