Sparta's rivalry with Athens
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I can compare Sparta to Athens and tell the story of their rivalry.
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Sparta was very different to Athens. Sparta conquered nearby Messenia to gain farmland.
Sparta’s government was a council of 30 men: 28 elders who limited the power of two kings, who led the army.
Between 431-404 BCE Sparta fought the Peloponnesian War against Athens to win power over Greece, with Sparta winning.
Women and enslaved people did all the rest of the work; women could own land but could not vote.
Spartan culture was militaristic; boys left home at an early age to train for the army which they only left aged 60.
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