CLST 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Great Rhetra, Perioeci, Nuclear Family

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 200
• Professor: George Bevan

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And yet they occupy two-fifths of the peloponnese and exercise hegemony over all of it as well as over many allies outside. Nevertheless, because their polis is not synoecized and lacks monumental sanctuaries and buildings, being settled instead by villages according to the old way of life in greece, it would appear to be less impressive. (thucydides 1. 10. 2) While it shared many basic institutions with the other greeks, the. The spartans" denial of individuality and sublimation of personal. Spartans forged a unique cultural identity in many important ways. concerns to the good of the total state were admired by many. However, became the most admired and successful military in the greek world and drew the attention of many greek writers. Nevertheless, because the spartans themselves felt no need to share the workings of their society with outsiders and probably had reason to keep such things private from jealous rivals most of what we know about sparta must be evaluated skeptically.