ANCIENT GREECE SPARTANS

HOW WAS SPARTANS LIFE

• Sparta soon dominated the Peloponnese peninsula. But life in Sparta was harsh.
• Ancient Greek writers claimed that weak or sickly male babies were abandoned on a hillside to die of exposure.

HOW DID SPARTANS TRAIN

• Spartans usually grew their hair long and wear little and thin clothing when training.
• However when they were fighting or training they were getting in a phalanx formation they stood close together with shields touching and their spears jutting straight out ahead.

WHAT DID THEY DO WITH LITTLE BOYS?

• Spartans used to take the boys and train them. Spartans were teaching them how to put up with pain. They used to take theme out to a wall and hit them with a big rope.
• And another training they were playing games and wars. And also they had to learn about Spartans so they knew what to do when they grow up.

WHAT WEAPONS DID THE SPARTANS USE?

• The Spartan's main weapon was the dory spear. For long range, they carried a javelin. The Spartiates were always armed with a xiphos as a secondary weapon. Among most Greek warriors, this weapon had an iron blade of about 60 centimeters; however, the Spartan version was typically only 30-45 centimetres.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• We got the information from the history alive text book.