Daniel Gomez

w4 Mr calkins

MAP & POPULATION

Summary/Conclusion

Sparta has approximately

108,000 people. 8ooo of them
which are actually citizens and
the other 100,000 slaves! thats
crazy

All in all sparta would my choice over athens because of the

fighting spirit and theyre respect they have not only for women
but for the warriors as well

By Daniel Gomez

Welcome to sparta!!!

GOVERNMENT & POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Two kings who were generals in command of the
armies and with some religious duties
Five overseers (ephors) elected annually ran the day to
day operations of sparta they could veto rulings made
by the council or assembly

social structure

military strength lifestyles and values

sparta has only three classes

Strong army, best and most feared fighters on the land

Spartiates ( military professionsals who lived mostly in barraks

and whose land was farmed by serfs; they served and could vote

Spartan culture: militaristic values children were

taught to respect elderly, woman, warriors also
children were raised to be spartan they also were
not permitted to owl gold or silver luxuries

Perioeci or neighbors/outsiders who were freeman; they

included artisans, craftmans, merchants; they could not vote or
serve in the army; foregners could be this class
Helots (serfs descended from those peoples who had resisted
subjugation by sparta and who were constantly rebelling. they
were treated like slaves and gave of their produce to the
spartiate citizens who owned the land
Women had more rights and were more idependent in sparta then
anywhere else in greece

The assembly of all spartan males aged 30 or over

could support or veto the councils recommendations
by shouting out their votes.

Spartan mothers would say to their sons either come

back with your shield or on it which meant come
back victorious or die fighting