CLST 231 Final: CLST 231 FINAL STUDY GUIDE
16 Feb 2018
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Taygetus: to the north, the rolling hills provided a natural barrier with arcadia, while naturally isolated, sparta"s policy of isolationism was probably also politically motivated. In the bronze age, lakonia was well populated, and sparta rose to prominence as a result of population growth: home of the mythical king menelaus, who led the greek world to war against troy during the. Classical spartans: the invasion set a historical justification for the superior position of the spartans, the occurrence of the invasion is questionable however, they must have infiltrated the area gradually, following the collapse, leaving no archaeological evidence. In later years, when the damos began to distort the purpose of the measures towards their own ends, the amendment was created, which stated that if the. Damos passed a crooked law, the gerousia and the kings could veto it: the ephorate, an annually elected council of five ephors supposedly implemented by the great.
