-Sparta was a powerful war machine
-City's needs above personal needs
-Helots (slaves) outnumbered the Spartans. Because of this, Spartans turned their city into an armed camp to discourage revolt.
-Boys left home for combat training at age 7.
-Boys encouraged to steal and not get caught so that they could learn to live off the land in battle.
-Girls and women trained athletically too so that they would someday bear strong children.
-Limited interest in the arts and wealth.
-Defeated mighty Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
Source: History of Our World, Prentice Hall (2005).
A look at the causes and events in the Peloponnesian War.
Source: History.com
