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Spartan Culture. Spartan Government. The Spartans had an Oligarchy: Ruled by a small group of individuals 2 Warrior kings elected by the council A C ouncil of Elders, retired Warriors. Spartan Culture. Spartan Culture is complete centered around War and military training - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Spartan Culture
Spartan Government
• The Spartans had an Oligarchy: Ruled by a small group of individuals– 2 Warrior kings elected by the council– A Council of Elders, retired Warriors
Spartan Culture
• Spartan Culture is complete centered around War and military training– Everything had a military undertone
including music and dancing• The Spartans had no great feats of
Art or Literature. Even their city itself has no great ruins.– The Spartans did not care about such
wimpy things
The Phalanx
• The Spartan Phalanx is a perfect symbol of Spartan Culture.
• The Spartans Believed that a group or country was only as strong as its weakest link. – NO SPARTAN WAS MORE IMPORTANT THEN THE
STATE!!!– Phalanx Video
Spartan Warrior Ideology
• The Spartans were trained to have complete Obedience and Discipline during the Agoge.
• Taught that death on the battlefield was the highest honor.
• Pre Battle Rituals– Exercise– Bath– Do your hair– Put on your best clothes– Write you name on a stick and tie it to you arm