Does anyone know anything about the SPARTANS. Like they are warriors.?

Question

and give the sites if you used them pls. THANKS!!!

Answer 1

Theirs was a life of discipline, simplicity, and much self -denial. They had a perfect body - from all of their training. If their children were born deformed, or perhaps sick, they were killed or became a helot - I think that might be a slave, or perhaps a beggar - not sure. Boys began military school at a young age and lived in the barracks of brotherhood. If they did not pass their tests they became pericikos - middle class. If they passed they were full citizens and soldiers. They always lived at the barrack and could retire at age sixty.

Women went to school very early as well. They lived in the sisterhood barracks.

Marriages were a fight of strength. The groom would throw his bride over his shoulder, as a sign of this.

If Spartans were caught stealing - especially in their youth, they were beaten.

This society was about winning - at all costs.

Answer 2

"In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks delayed the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. A small force led by King Leonidas of Sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I could pass. The Persians succeeded in defeating the Greeks but sustained heavy losses, disproportionate to those of the Greeks. A local resident named Ephialtes betrayed the Greeks, revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Dismissing the rest of the army, King Leonidas stayed behind with 300 Spartans, 400 Thebans, and 700 Thespian volunteers. Though they knew it meant their own deaths, they secured the retreat of the other Greek forces.

The losses of the Persian army alarmed Xerxes. When his navy was later defeated at Salamis he fled Greece leaving only part of his force to finish the conquest of Greece. It was defeated at the Battle of Plataea.

The performance of the defenders at the battle of Thermopylae is often used as an example of the advantages of training, equipment and good use of terrain to maximise an army's potential, as well as a symbol of courage against overwhelming odds. The heroic sacrifice of the Spartans and the Thespians has captured the minds of many throughout the ages and has given birth to many cultural references as a result."

Answer 3

They're a group of Greek warriors which were battling a war against a million Persians and they only had 300 men, yet they suceeded. This way they brought influence among Greece and gave it courage to be one of the most powerful empire for a various amount of time.

Answer 4

Spartans were the greek soldiers. They fought for the King of Sparta.

Answer 5

Spartans were the inhabitants of the city of Sparta in ancient Greece.

Answer 6

Exactly as Jim Ignatowski & The Pope told you......only quite a few of them were gay since they had to be a pretty tight-knit army. haha as strange as it sounds it's true. I learned it in history class in high school & my school was weird & made sure everyone learned it cause a Spartan was our school mascot. lol oh my......

Answer 7

Probably the meanest fiercest warrior of their time....had a strong aversion to weakness of any kind..also,they seem to have aversion to women....seen as a weakness.........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/300_Spartans

http://www.howarddavidjohnson.com/spartans.htm

http://www.300spartanwarriors.com/300spartanswebsites/recommendeditems.html