Sparta
Spartan Military
Spartan Military
- Boys at the age of 7 left their families to join the military, they made them do this to toughen them up.
- Only boys could join the army, the women stayed home and did household duties such as weaving and sewing.
- Only at age 30 could they leave the barracks and start a family but were still soldiers.
- At age 60 men could retire from the army but could be called back to fight, they could also join the council of elders at that age.
- In earlier times of Sparta, they didn't focus as much on military but they focused on bronze production and poetry.
Spartan Government
- Spartan government was almost the same as the Athens government.
- Only men in both city-states were allowed to be a part of the government.
- They both started out as an oligarchy, Sparta stayed an oligarchy while Athens turned into a democracy.
- In both Sparta and Athens they had assemblies in which the people helped decide on different things like voting and doing whats best for the economy.
Spartan Religion
- In Sparta and ancient Greece they though that the gods like Poseidon and Zeus controlled all natural events like earthquakes, thunder storms and tsunamis.
Spartans Fighting
Spartans Getting Ready For Battle
Spartan Swords
The top sword is iron and the bottom sword is bronze