how did sparta develop its laws
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Chapter 3 Definitions (Ancient Med.) Introduction. Sparta was a warrior society in ancient Greece that reached the height of its power after defeating rival city-state Athens in the Peloponnesian War (431-404 B.C.).
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- Sparta. There were two city-states that were indicative of Greek city-states as a whole: Sparta and Athens. At Sparta, located on the Peloponnesus, five Dorian villages combined to form the Spartan state.In the 8th century, this state conquered all the other peoples of Laconia, one of the most fertile plains in Greece.or example, some poleis had different names for the months of the year. Although there were similarities and differences between the city-states, they all made the effort to preserve their own unique identity. What we call the ancient Greek world was really hundreds of independent city-states or poleis.
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Ancient greece- Athens and Sparta - Morals learned in school through each class and through the rules of the school, as in Athens and Sparta. - Athens= Goal to create a well-rounded person, Modern school too. pedagouge
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- The legendary lawgiver of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta was Lycurgus. Nothing is known of him except the traditions that have been handed down about him. Supposedly he lived in the 7th century BC, though many scholars doubt he ever lived at all. The Spartans said that he gave them their laws and institutions.
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In what year was the Peloponnesian League formed? The Peloponnesian League was created by Sparta and its allies to dominate trade and government in the Greek city-states.
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- Sparta, also known as Lacedaemon, was an ancient Greek city-state located primarily in the present-day region of southern Greece called Laconia. The population of Sparta consisted of three main groups: the Spartans, or Spartiates, who were full citizens; the Helots, or serfs/slaves; and the Perioeci, who were neither slaves nor citizens.
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- It didn't last long, but a form of democracy was invented in Athens, one more gift we received from the ancient Greeks. Sparta- Sparta was a powerful city-state in ancient Greece. Sparta was ruled by a small group of retired warriors. This type of government is called an oligarchy. The Spartans spoke Greek. They thought of themselves as Greeks.
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Sparta Sparta was an ancient Greek polis that was surrounded by enemies, so Spartan citizens began preparing for war at birth. Spartan rulers examined newborn babies to determine if they were healthy and strong enough to be of value to the polis. The rulers killed sickly or malformed infants deemed incapable of contributing to the security of Sparta. Spartans had to conform to strict rules. Spartan boys would leave their homes at age seven to begin training as warriors. The boys would live in military housing called barracks where they faced rigorous training and discipline. Spartan trainers underfed the boys.
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- Women same as in Athens took care of the child s up to the age of 7 and of the house, but the Spartan women were respected because Spartans believed that they brought the best warriors to life, so women were an important part of their society, they had more freedom than most of women did during those ages.
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Law of the Twelve Tables The written recording of the law in the Twelve Tables enabled the plebeians both to become acquainted with the law and to protect themselves against patricians’ abuses of power. The Twelve Tables were not a reform or a liberalizing of old custom. Rather, they recognized the prerogatives of the patrician class and of the patriarchal family, the validity of enslavement for unpaid debt, and the interference of religious custom in civil cases.
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- A form of direct democracy in ancient Greece was practiced in ancient city-state of Athens for about 100 years. It was an experiment. The people really liked it. How it worked is that all adult citizens had to take an active part in government (rule by many) if called on to do so. At this time, citizens were free men.
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Ancient Greece After 1000 BC Dorians and Ionians, who settled in the eastern part of Greece started to build large cities. These cities had their own governments , their own armies and were independent . The two most powerful city states were Sparta and Athens.
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- was true unwritten law, but eventually the people demanded that the laws be written and about 700 B.C. the Athenians obtained such laws from Draco;8 historians have judged these laws as harsh.
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- Sparta was the subject of fascination in its own day, as well as in the West following the revival of classical learning. This love or admiration of Sparta is known as Laconism or Laconophilia.
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8.2 Government in Athens Democracy in Athens reached its height under the rule of a brilliant elected leader named Cleisthenes. Peistratus was the elected leader. In the 590's BC, a man named Solon created a set of laws that were less harsh than those created by Draco. Solon's laws enabled all free men living in Athens to become aristocrats. Enabled all free men living in Athens to become citizens. The oligarchy in Athens lasted until one noble overthrew the government and ruled it alone as a tyrant.
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- This was due to her army, which was feared by other Greeks. Sparta focused on producing good soldiers and all Spartan male citizens were part of the army. The Spartan army played an important role in the Greek victory over the Persians, in 480-479 BC.However, archaeological evidence shows us that Sparta was not always such a military-minded city.ogether with Athens, Sparta is one of the best known city-states of ancient Greece, but during the classical period, it was a very different place to Athens.
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Athenian democracy Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century B.C. in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica and is the first known democracy in the world.he Athenian institutions were later revived, but how close they were to a real democracy is debatable. Solon (594 BC), Cleisthenes (508/7 BC), an aristocrat, and Ephialtes (462 BC) contributed to the development of Athenian democracy.
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Sparta Women in Sparta had a better lot than in other Greek city-states. In Sparta they could own property which they often gained through dowries and inheritances. In fact, women became amongst the richest members of society, as their men were killed in the many wars, and eventually controlled 2/5th of Spartan land.
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Facts About Sparta, an Ancient Greek City-State 1 This is known as the Battle of Thermopylae. 2  During the series of wars between Greece and Persia (known as the Greco-Persian Wars), Sparta was in command of the entire Greek army. 3  During the Peloponnesian War, Sparta and Athens fought against each other. 4  Two Kings ruled Sparta at all times.
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Roman Legal Tradition and the Compilation of Justinian Long before the Roman Republic was established in 509 BCE, the early Romans lived by laws developed through centuries of custom. This customary law (ius, in Latin) was handed down through generations and was considered by the Romans to be an inherited aspect of their society as it had evolved from its earliest days.
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Facts About Sparta, an Ancient Greek City-State Here are some facts about Sparta, the famous city-state of Ancient Greece. 1  Sparta (also known as Lacedaemon) was one of the key city-states in Ancient Greece. 2  It was located in the Laconia region, in the Peloponnese, on the bank of the Eurotas River.
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Peloponnesian League By the end of the 7th century BC Sparta had become the most powerful city-state in the Peloponnese and was the political and military hegemon over Argos, the next most powerful city-state.
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THE ROMANS These twelve codes became the foundation of Roman law. The laws talked about property, crime, family, theft, marriage and inheritance. They were engraved on tablets of metal and put on display at the Forum in the city of Rome, so that everyone could see them.
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Sparta Sparta thus came to control some 8,500 km² of territory making the polis or city-state the largest in Greece and a major player in Greek politics. The conquered peoples of Messenia and Laconia, known as perioikoi, had no political rights in Sparta and were often made to serve with the Spartan army.
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Aprovocative L Y C U R G U S. The Father of Sparta. by Plutarch. Lycurgus established harmony, simplicity, and strength in Sparta. This warrior society tamed its youth through systematic education aimed at developing leadership, courage, public spirit, and wisdom.
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Chapter 8 Ancient Greece *Draco - created a new set of laws for the Athens (very harsh - too strict) *Solon - created laws that were much less harsh (all free men living in Athens became citizens) *Peisistratus - He became the ruler (he help the power through use of force...armies)