SPARTASPARTA

HOME OF THE GREATEST HOME OF THE GREATEST ARMY IN GREECEARMY IN GREECE

LYCURGUS THE LAW GIVERLYCURGUS THE LAW GIVER

■ DUAL KINGSDUAL KINGS1. SELECTED BY THE ASSEMBLY 1. SELECTED BY THE ASSEMBLY

FROMFROM A. 2 ROYAL FAMILIESA. 2 ROYAL FAMILIES B. HIGH PRIESTSB. HIGH PRIESTS C. JUDGESC. JUDGES D. COMMANDERSD. COMMANDERS E. COUNCIL OF ELDERSE. COUNCIL OF ELDERS

■ KINGS SERVED ON COUNCIL OF KINGS SERVED ON COUNCIL OF ELDERSELDERS

■ COUNCIL OF ELDERS(28) MUST BE COUNCIL OF ELDERS(28) MUST BE AT LEAST 60 YEARS OLDAT LEAST 60 YEARS OLD

■ COUNCIL OF ELDERS HAS THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS HAS THE FINAL SAY INFINAL SAY IN

1. WAR1. WAR2. PEACE2. PEACE3. LAW3. LAW

■ ASSEMBLY ALL MALE CITIZENS 30 ASSEMBLY ALL MALE CITIZENS 30 YEARS OLD OR OLDERYEARS OLD OR OLDER

1. PROPOSE THE LAWS1. PROPOSE THE LAWS2. ADMINISTER SOCIETY2. ADMINISTER SOCIETY3. SELECTED EUPHORS3. SELECTED EUPHORS4. MET FIRST DAY OF EVERY FULL 4. MET FIRST DAY OF EVERY FULL

MOON(FESTIVAL OF KARNIA)MOON(FESTIVAL OF KARNIA)■ EUPHORS(OVERSEERS, POWER OF EUPHORS(OVERSEERS, POWER OF

LIFE AND DEATH, GUARDIANS OF LIFE AND DEATH, GUARDIANS OF THE STATE THE STATE

KING------------------KINGKING------------------KINGCOUNCIL OF ELDERS(28)COUNCIL OF ELDERS(28)

60 YEARS OLD OR OLDER60 YEARS OLD OR OLDER

ASSEMBLEY(8,000)ASSEMBLEY(8,000)ALL MALE CITIZENS 30+ALL MALE CITIZENS 30+

EUPHORS(5)EUPHORS(5)ARMY(5000-8,000)ARMY(5000-8,000)

WOMEN AND CHILDRENWOMEN AND CHILDRENOF SPARTIATESOF SPARTIATES

SOCIAL CLASSESSOCIAL CLASSES

■ SPARTIATES(MALE CITIZENS)SPARTIATES(MALE CITIZENS)

■ WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF SPARTIATESSPARTIATES

■ HELOTS(SLAVES)HELOTS(SLAVES)

SPARTAN CUSTOMSSPARTAN CUSTOMS

■ COMMUNIST SOCIETY NO MONEY COMMUNIST SOCIETY NO MONEY PROPERTY DIVIDED UP TO MALE PROPERTY DIVIDED UP TO MALE SPARTIATES WITH FAMILIESSPARTIATES WITH FAMILIES

■ ALL LAND DIVIDED EQUALLY TO ALL LAND DIVIDED EQUALLY TO CITIZENS AND HELOTS GIVEN TO CITIZENS AND HELOTS GIVEN TO WORK THAT LANDWORK THAT LAND

■ BELIEVED IN A SOBER LIFEBELIEVED IN A SOBER LIFE

■ BATHING BY MALE UNDER 20 BATHING BY MALE UNDER 20 INFREQUENT, THEY THOUGHT IT MADE INFREQUENT, THEY THOUGHT IT MADE THEM SOFTTHEM SOFT

■ CELIBACY WAS A CRIMECELIBACY WAS A CRIME■ MALE CHILDREN ARE RAISED BY THE MALE CHILDREN ARE RAISED BY THE

STATE STARTING AT AGE 7STATE STARTING AT AGE 7■ MALE TRAINING STARTS AT 7 AND GOES MALE TRAINING STARTS AT 7 AND GOES

UNTIL 19UNTIL 19■ MALES BECOME ARMY MEMBERS AT AGE MALES BECOME ARMY MEMBERS AT AGE

2020■ SPARTAN MOTTO-”VICTORY OR DEATH”SPARTAN MOTTO-”VICTORY OR DEATH”

SPARTAN WOMENSPARTAN WOMEN

■ GIVEN PHYSICAL TRAININGGIVEN PHYSICAL TRAINING■ TAUGHT TO BE PATRIOTICTAUGHT TO BE PATRIOTIC■ MARRIED BETWEEN 20 AND 30MARRIED BETWEEN 20 AND 30■ MARRIAGES ARRANGED BY MARRIAGES ARRANGED BY

PARENTS BUT NO DOWRYPARENTS BUT NO DOWRY■ DIVORCE RAREDIVORCE RARE■ PROSTITUTION NON-EXISTENTPROSTITUTION NON-EXISTENT