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sparta
Coorinates: 37°4′55″N, 22°25′25″E
Trivia about sparta
This Greek city didn't allow deformed children to live & boys began military training at age 7
Among the Greek city-states, it was the only one that had a standing army
It's 404 B.C. & here is our top story: Athens has been forced to accept a humiliating peace treaty with this city-state
The 421 B.C. Peace of Nicias between Athens & the city-state was supposed to last for decades--didn't work
Lysander tried & failed to make this militaristic ancient Greek city-state an elective monarchy
Facing massive starvation during the Peloponnesian War, Athens surrendered to this rival city in 404 B.C.
Lysander of this rival Greek city defeated Athens in 404 B.C. & established the government of the 30 tyrants over it
The serfs of this warlike city-state were called Helots
Menolaus, husband of Helen, was king of this city, later the historic rival of Athens
According to Collier's Ency., in the 7th cent. this city-state won most of the recorded Olympic victories
This city-state's men were required to eat in the soldiers' barracks until age 60
This ancient capital of Laconia, fabled for its military, was at one time the most powerful ancient Greek city-state
The Helots were the unfree peasants of this militaristic city-state
Barren accommodations, but plenty of exercise & military drill in this capital of Laconia
In 386 B.C. Persia ratified this city-state's hegemony, about 100 years too late for Leonidas & his 300
Epaminondas the Theban defeated this militaristic power in 371 B.C., sending it into decline