Hoplite

The necessary evil committed by the human condition during the Peloponnesian war was unnecessary, at the growth of greed and power through the expansion of Athens Empire was heavily affected by the conflict in 431-404 BCE. The war between Sparta and Athens had begun with the escalated greed for control and power over the Greek world. Athens control over the Greek world seized to exist after the embellishment of their power, which the Spartans had done in their great effort to overthrow the great…

The role of the helots in ancient Spartan society has been a much debated and discussed topic in recent decades. Having existed during a time period of which Sparta achieved much prosperity and success, one can suggest that the helots contributed significantly to the state’s economic and social growth. Although positioned the nethermost on the Spartan social hierarchy, the contributions made by the helots to universal Spartan culture were prodigious. This was apparent through the labour the…