parodied‚ reviled and influential plays of the entire era‚ a play that was still being performed and read fifty years later and was to shape the work of all future tragedians to come‚ including Shakespeare. Tragedy had first achieved greatness in ancient Greece‚ in Attica (the region surrounding Athens)‚ where it developed out of religious festivals that celebrated the cult of the god Dionysus. The stories of Greek tragedies generally focused on a somehow gifted
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Sparta had a Political organisation unlike many other Greek states at that time that drew upon elements of all types of Government structures. The Spartan constitution contained elements of monarchy‚ oligarchy and democracy and was described by ancient writers as a mixed constitution. The four elements were made by the two kings (monarchical)‚ Gerousia (oligarchic)‚ the Five Ephors (limited Democratic) and the Ekklesia (democratic). This system all came about from the work of the law-giver named
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Spartan Military From about the time of the Persian invasion until the Battle of Leuctra‚ Sparta was viewed as the powerhouse of the Greek city-states. There were numerous reasons behind their success‚ but there are few that stand out as the most prevalent. Spartan boys are born to be warriors‚ they are sent to the Agoge at the age of seven and forced to abide by the Laws set by Lycurgus the Lawgiver. Spartan men never had to worry about chores or any work that was done in the kleroi‚ allowing
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Superior Spartan Oligarchy Superiority is defined as being of higher grade or quality. And while the Athenian democracy has been able to become somewhat of a staple in modern society‚ in its time‚ it was the Spartan’s oligarchic system that allowed them to create such a strong society. It was a society that thrived on its strong political system based around a strong military. It is undeniable that in the time in which they both existed‚ the Spartan Oligarchy was superior to the Athenian
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Clas 2215 | Assignment 1 | How does the portrayal of the Spartans in Herodotus’ account of the Battle of Thermopylae relate to the ‘Spartan Mirage’? | | Mohammed Hasan B00524306 | 2/14/2013 | To fully understand how Herodotus portrays the Spartans in the battle of Thermopylae with relation to the ‘Spartan Mirage’‚ we must first completely understand what the ‘Spartan Mirage’ means. Spartans were known to be the military power of Greece; their sole purpose was towards military strength
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regiments and social structure of the Spartans were geared towards building the strongest men and nation physically‚ but without the artistic and political training‚ the warriors or Sparta were unable to bring the Grecian empire together. History remembers so much from the philosophy teachings of Socrates and the Athenian paintings‚ dishes‚ and sculptures‚ but little is remembered about the other superpower in Greece and of the warriors of Sparta. THE SPARTAN WARRIORS In society today the term
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When babies were born in Sparta‚ Spartan soldiers would come by the house to examine them. If the baby did not look healthy‚ it was taken away and left to die or trained as a slave. If the baby was healthy‚ it was assigned membership in a brotherhood or sisterhood. The boys in Sparta were sent to military camps of their brotherhood when they turned 7. They learned how to read and write until they were about 14. The Spartan government wanted to make the boys tough. To do this they were given little
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The Life of A Solider in the Spartan Military Mark DeAngelis History 101 November 21‚ 2011 1 Thesis: When looking throughout history military has been noted as the strong point in a civilization‚ the Spartan way of life was based off their vigorous training methods‚ and ruthless fighting tactics. I. Birth of the Spartan male child A.) Discuss deformities if they had any 1.) What they were caused by‚ certain plagues‚ spreading diseases‚ unsanitary reasons. a.) What they did with
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by the Macedonians. On average‚ the depth of the phalanx appears to be about eight men deep. During the time of Alexander the Great‚ the phalanx was believed to be eight men deep‚ but some argue that it evolved into a sixteen man deep phalanx. The Spartans purposely varied the depth of their phalanx so to confuse the enemy about the number of soldiers fielded. The phalanx proved to be a very valuable weapon for the military at that time. Armies which did not adapt to the phalanx formation were quickly
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SPARTAN ECONOMY The Spartan economy was mainly based around agriculture and these focused on three main classes. It was not just dependant on the slaves (helots) like the other Greek city states but were divided into serf-like helots‚ Spartiates and the perioikoi. The Spartan economy meant two things‚ the system of wealth creation and the state of the country’s prosperity. The economy had four vital features‚ natural resources‚ economic objectives‚ distribution of land and the roles of the Perioikoi
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