HUM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Frugality, Chilon Of Sparta, Helots
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300 champions of argos vs. 300 champions of sparta. At the end, 3 men left alive, 2 argives and 1 spartan. 2 argives head back to army to make word of their victory, lone spartan stays on. Argives say they won because 2 > 1, spartans say they won because the 2 ran. New battle has to be fought between whole armies. Cements sparta"s position as dominant power in peloponnese (not a war of away conquest) Peloponnesian league except argos except for argos. For rest of 6th century, sparta expands alliance network throughout peloponnese. Forms large alliance called peloponnesian league which includes all city-states. Fame and influence of sparta expanded outside greek world. Sparta asked for protection from persian army. Spartans decided it was too far away for them to worry about, but sent. Warned cyrus that he is not to harm a greek citizen or else face the spartans.
