The Spartan society revolved around the military: this was its greatest strength and weakness. Unfortunately, The Spartans made it their duty to conquer all neighboring civilizations: forcing them into slavery. Consequently, this meant that they had economic chaos, because they were so driven to seek power. Therefore, they had a oligarchy government. The Spartans did not believe in retreating, when in battle; they looked at as a sign of weakness. The Spartans entire civilization was centered around being a dedicated soldier. Circumstantially, this meant that boys would begin preparing themselves for war at the tender age of seven years old. The boys would receive excruciating beatings from their mentors and were told not to cry. They would
