The Spartans

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Greek city-state inhabitants
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Peloponnesian_League
gptkbp:currency iron bars
gptkbp:declinedAfter 4th century BCE
gptkbp:defeatedBy gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Thebes
gptkbp:famousLawgiver gptkb:Lycurgus
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:nobleman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Spartans
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:soldier
military discipline
gptkbp:language gptkb:Doric_Greek
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:militaryFormation phalanx
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Leuctra
gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Thermopylae
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Ephors_(magistrates)
gptkb:Gerousia_(council_of_elders)
gptkb:Krypteia_(secret_police)
eugenics
hoplite armor
annual declaration of war on Helots
dual kingship
laconic speech
minimalist lifestyle
black broth
common messes (syssitia)
communal upbringing of children
forbidding gold and silver currency
long hair for men
long hair for warriors
no city walls
physical training for girls
public education for boys
public meals
red cloaks
shield as main weapon
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Agesilaus_II
Leonidas I
gptkbp:peakPeriod 5th century BCE
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ancient_Greek_religion
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Thebes
gptkbp:socialClass gptkb:Helots
gptkb:Perioikoi
gptkb:Spartiates
gptkbp:trainingSystem gptkb:agoge
gptkbp:womenStatus greater rights than other Greek women
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blyth_Spartans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5