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An 8 page overview of Spartan civilization. The question of whether Sparta was exceptionally violent is addressed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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be explained by a diversity of factors ranging from the actual to the assumed. Even the world "violence" in ancient Greece, after all, had different meanings according to its
application. It is critical that we note that Spartan civilization evolved in step with complexity of geographic, political, religious and economic factors that contribute in one way or another
to the perception of Spartan culture as a violent culture. While violence was definitely a characteristic, it can be maintained that in reality Sparta was no more violent than
ancient Greece as a whole. A city-state of ancient Greece, Sparta arose in southern Peloponnese along the banks of the River Eurotas.
Most historians credit the successes of Spartas military with her unique societal structure, a structure in which Spartan soldiers (despite the fact that all Spartan men were required to be
full-time soldiers) were actually a minority in their own society. One of the heavy influences in Spartan society was mythology.
Greek mythology holds that Sparta arose from the marriage between Lakedaimon (the son of Zeus) and Sparta (the daughter of Eurotas). Lakedaimon, a king himself, named his country after
himself. The capital of that country he named after his wife. Lacedaemon, of course, is now a province of modern Greece. Because Zeus was a great warrior
it was in effect destined that Lakedaimons offspring and subjects would be great warriors as well. The period beginning around the eighth century BC marked the beginning of considerable
social strife. Residents of Sparta became lawless and disruptive. The consequence was political and social reform, reform that ironically was attributed to Lykourgos, yet another figure from mythology.
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