4. Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BCE Flashcards
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Where was Sparta located?
In Laconia, southeastern Peloponnese, Greece.
What was the Great Rhetra?
Spartan constitution possibly delivered by the Oracle of Delphi.
What were the roles of the two Spartan kings?
Military commanders, religious duties, limited judicial powers.
What was the Ephorate in Sparta?
A group of five elected officials overseeing daily governance.
Who were the Gerousia?
Council of Elders, including 28 men over 60 and the two kings.
Who were the Spartiates?
Full Spartan citizens, professional soldiers.
Who were the Perioikoi?
Free non-citizen inhabitants engaged in commerce and craftsmanship.
Who were the Helots?
State-owned serfs who worked the land for the Spartiates.
What was the agoge?
Mandatory military and educational training system for Spartan boys.
What was the role of women in Spartan society?
Educated, could own land, had more freedoms compared to other Greek women.
What were the syssitia?
Communal dining groups essential for maintaining citizenship.
What was the Krypteia?
A secret police force controlling the helot population.
Name a major Spartan festival.
The Karneia, honoring Apollo.
Who were Alcman and Tyrtaeus?
Spartan poets whose works provide insights into Spartan society.
