In Greek mythology the founder of the ancient city was Lacedaemon, a son of Zeus, who gave his name to the region and his wife’s name to the city. Sparta was also an important member of the Greek force which participated in the Trojan War. When was Sparta and AthensRead More →
Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member ‘council of elders’ limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class, the aristocratic Spartiates. Who was the real king of Sparta? Leonidas, the king of Sparta Leonidas (540-480 BC), theRead More →
Possibly could make faster decisions. … Democracy. … Powerful, able to conquer. Surrounded by hostile city-states. Why is Sparta a good place? Sparta is far superior to Athens because their army was fierce and protective, girls received some education and women had more freedom than in other poleis. … ThisRead More →
Helen is the first to recognize Telemachus. What Proteus tells Menelaus? Proteus tells Menelaus that because he is the husband of Helen, who is the daughter of Zeus, he will end up in a good spot in the afterlife, in the Elysian Fields. Where did Nestor last see Odysseus? TheRead More →
The Greek army entered the gates and destroyed the Trojans. The Greeks had finally won the war. It is estimated that the Iliad was written around the 8th century BC. Who fought in the Trojan War and who won? Homer says that the Trojan War lasted ten years; to beRead More →
A year after their defeat of Athens in 404 BC, the Spartans allowed the Athenians to replace the government of the Thirty Tyrants with a new democracy. … Only a decade later Sparta had been reduced to a shadow of its former self. Were Athens and Sparta both Greek? AthensRead More →
In 371, the Theban commander Epaminondas defeated the Spartans at Leuctra, and later, he invaded the Peloponnese, where he liberated the helots of Messenia. The helots of Laconia appear to have been emancipated later by the reformer kings Cleomenes III (235-222) and Nabis (207-192). How did the helots help theRead More →
During the winter snow normally covers a substantial portion of the Plains. Annual snowfall averages from less than one inch across the southern portion of the region to more than forty inches across the north. Does Salisbury get snow? Salisbury averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US averageRead More →
So 300 is not an accurate film, as that is not how the Battle of Thermopylae played out, but it is arguably the film that the ancient Greeks would have made 2500 years ago if they had the technology equipment, a massive budget, and a Spartan Gerald Butler with polishedRead More →