A Little Bit About Sparta

• Sparta was a society of warriors in which you had to be born into
  • Spartan men were only allowed to be soldiers
• When boys turned 7, they began their intense education and military training program known as agoge
• Women were educated and had freedoms that other greek women did not
• Spartans stressed loyalty to the state was more important than loyalty to the family
• They always had two kings at a time
• Helots (slaves in Sparta) were treated brutally by Spartans and humiliated in public