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The Glory of Ancient Greece
Section 2: Athens and Sparta
Living in Sparta
Life in Sparta was harsher than in Athens. The Spartans dedicated themselves to war. They
conquered the surrounding lands and made slaves of the inhabitants. When the slaves came to
outnumber the Spartans, Spartans always had to be on guard.
Growing Up in Sparta
Spartan boys were trained for warfare from an early age. They lived in barracks together and led
difficult and brutal lives. They became soldiers at the age of 20 and remained so until age 60.
Spartan girls had to exercise and wrestle. Spartan women took on more responsibility than other
Greek women because their men were often not home.
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The Glory of Ancient Greece
Section 2: Athens and Sparta
The Persians Invade
Persian forces landed in Greece in 490 B.C., where they faced a much smaller Greek army. The
fierceness of the Athenians surprised the Persians, however, and the Athenians defeated the
Persians at Marathon.
Conflict and the Athenian Empire
After defeating the Persians, the Athenians formed the Delian League with other Greek citystates. Athens’s power and influence grew and its Golden Age began.
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The Glory of Ancient Greece
Section 2: Athens and Sparta
Sparta and Athens and War
When Athenians built the Parthenon and other projects with money from the Delian League, some of
the league’s city-states joined forces with Sparta and its allies in the Peloponnesian League. The two
leagues struggled in the Peloponnesian War for 27 years, until Athens was defeated.
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