Sparta at war 4.1 Flashcards
helots
A large class of enslaved native inhabitants Messenia and Laconia who worked for the Spartan masters
perioeci
A class of people who lived in scattered less photo parts of Spartan territory
agoge
The training school that all Spartan boys attended from the age of 7
krypteia
A period of survival training for the strongest Spartans in their mid to late teens
syssitia
Dining clubs of about 15 Spartan citizens who met every evening and shared a tent together on campaign
hoplite
A heavily armed Greek infantry soldier who fought in the phalanx
Huawei were the boys in the agoge only given 1 cloak and no shoes
Helped foster a sense of equality in the boys and allowed them to run faster and scale cliffs
What was the opinion on stealing food
The boys were encouraged to steal got punished for getting caught
What did the Spartan have to do to obtain full citizenship
He had to be elected into one of the dining clubs
What would a typical Spartan hoplites equipment B
A tunic over which a Caritas of bronze protected the torso on his legs bronze Greaves and leather boots and a helmet. He would be equipped with a shield spear and sword
phalanx
A Greek rectangular fighting formation in which men fought in massed ranks and tried to force their way through the enemy phalanx opposing them
mora
A name for a Spartan army regiment
enomotia
A swarm band the smallest unit of the Spartan army
taxiarch
A senior commander in the Spartan army
tresaantes
Tremblers Spartans who had deserted in battle and so had been disproved of citizenship
xerxes
The Persian king and leader of the invasion in 480 BC
leonidas
The Spartan king who led the Greek allies at thermopylae
demaratus
A former Spartan king who had defected to the persians
ephialtes
A local Greek who told SRX is about the mounting path to the other side of the past at thermopylae
dienekes
One of the 300 Spartans who was remembered for his brave comments before the battle began
How do we know about the battle of thermopylae
Herodotus who was writing years after the battle
Why is the thermopylae called thermopylae
it literally means hot gates since the area contained Hot Springs
