Hoplite

Spartan Women by Sarah B. Pomeroy, is a book on the roles of women in Sparta. The book revolves the daily lives of Spartan women and goes in depth about the elite and lower classes. The women of Sparta are commonly believed to be unimportant and to have an insignificant role in society. Most primary sources were not from Sparta itself and were usually written by other people such as Plutarch and Xenophon. Pomeroy work on ancient Greek history has led her to try and better understand the women…

When Philip II became king of Macedon after the death of Perdiccas, he was left with a crisis of many issues. This included threats from other powers and the issues of pretenders, economic problems, and the army’s losses. Philip overcame this crisis by securing his position as king and stabilising Macedon through reforming the army with new training and structure, dealing with the issues of hostiles through use of diplomacy and battle, and securing land and wealth to increase Macedon’s power.…

Agoge was the system of education and punishment which taught the Spartan males the true values of Spartan life and society. The boys learnt obedience to the law, companionship, bravery and self-sacrifice. After the second Messenian War Spartan life was based on controlling a large number of enslaved helots. . Through its hard training the Agoge taught in Spartan citizens mental and physical qualities needed to preserve their life and society to defend it against internal and external threats.…

Greece, ancient Rome also used cavalry to defeat their enemies, but Rome had saddles and later on in time got stirrups. In contrast to Greece, Rome’s men got supplied equipment and weapons based on their wealth. They were broken down into five groups. Hoplites was the wealthiest group and the men got helmets,…

the warrior “spartans” is described as “warlike, brave, hardy, stoical, severe, frugal, and highly disciplined” (Demand 118). The Spartan lifestyle was purely devoted to military tactics which resulted ultimately in Sparta`s title as the “strongest hoplite power in Greece” (Demand 125). Their discipline and order was the foundation and framework for their political institution, paving way for a successful Spartan lifestyle. The story behind the strong military expertise is unlike many others,…

The Lacedaemonian cavalry was very weak because any good Spartan warrior would still want to be on serving as hoplites [infantrymen] ...he writes. The Thebans, by contrast, had an old cavalry tradition, and their excellent horses, this was greatly exercised in the previous wars, quickly scattered the Spartan cavalry all over the place and drove the Spartan warriors…

Culture of Ancient Sparta Sparta was a city-state in Greece located on Peloponnesus, a peninsula southwest of Athens. It was a society that based everything around war and they were a very powerful city-state, and they had their peak at around 431-404 B.C. Spartan culture was unique in many ways, the men and women both played important roles, their children were taught from an early age the importance of loyalty and self discipline. The soldiers were known for their crimson red cloaks and…

The Peloponnesian War was a long battle between the two greatest city-states of Greece, Athens and Sparta. The war took nearly thirty years until its final end; it was from 431-404 B.C. In the beginning of the war Athens controlled one of the strongest empires, at the end of the war Athens could barely maintain itself. Why? Thucydides, an Athenian general at the time left us with an excessive amount of knowledge on this war, as he wrote a textbook on the war called “History of the Peloponnesian…

Due its horrific role in the history of the United States the concept of slavery has an extremely negative connotation in the modern mind. This association leads to an entirely justified denouncement of all slavery, including that of the ancient world. However, the ancient world was a much harsher reality than our modern society and to view both systems of slavery through the same lens would only lead to a misinterpretation and false judgment of ancient culture and practices. Slavery in the…

Chapter 5.1- Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea Geography Shapes Greek Life: The seas, land, and climates in ancient Greece shaped the lives of its citizens. Seas allowed for easy transportation and a better trading system. On land, the mountains covering Greece divided the country into smaller, independent communities. Because the land had little fertile farmland and fresh water, Greece couldn’t support a large population. The varied climate and moderate temperature in Greece also promoted…