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| What occurs at the Gymnopaediae Festival? |
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| the festival of the unarmed boys. The festival was held in the Agora (market place) where singing, boxing , the rite of passage , and the young soldiers show of their physical excellence. unmarried males over 30 or without kids-not allowed. |
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| What are the 4 religious festivals held in Sparta? |
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| 1) Gymnopaediae 2) Karneia 3) Hyakinthia 4) Snathcing of the Cheeses |
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| What happens at the Snatching of the cheeses? |
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| It is held at Artemis Orthia in May/June. The altar is defended by older youths with whips. try to snatch as much cheese as possible. Boys where around the age of 12/13. |
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| What happens at the Hyakinthia Festival? |
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| celebrated at Amyclae (5km away from sparta) for 3 dys in July.The first stage is where sorrow&mourning takes place in honor of Hyakinthia, and the second stage is recoicing in honor of Apollo-wearing wreaths, singing, sacrifice, meal&dancing. |
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| What type of art and architecture is used by the Spartans? |
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| What type of art and architecture is used by the Spartans? |
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| How long is the Karneia festival and what happened? |
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| It lasted for 9 days during August. Is the celebration of migration & colonisation of the area. Had running races-1 unmarried male was chased-if caught than it meant good omen for the state. 5 unmarried people were chosen to cover the cost. Not allowed to go to war. |
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| He lived between 46&126 BCE. He makes reference to Lucurgus 'Great law-maker' |
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| Who was the Hyakinthia Festival named after? |
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| It was named after Hyakinthos- young lover of apollo |
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| He was from the 4th century, and is a Pro-spartan source. He admires the Spartan system. |
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| What do the spartans consider to be Leisure? |
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| hunting, banquets, dancing, horse-riding and athletics. You could borrow your neighbors dog/s to go hunting. |
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| By how much did the Helots outnumber the Spartans? |
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| 3:1, 10:1, or 20:1 depending on the source. |
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| He was Plato's pupil. 4th Century, and is Anti-Sparta. He believes that women caused the downfall of Sparta. |
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| What are the 4 major shrines used by the Spartans? |
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| 1) Temple of Artemis Orthia 2) Athena of the city 3) Apollo at Amyclae 4) Menelaion - shrine to Helen |
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| He wrote a work called 'The Constitution of the Lacedoemonians' in the 4th century. He is Pro-Sparta and provides info on the spartan Military system. |
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| What were the spartan slaves called and where are they from? |
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| They are called helots and they are enslaved Messenians. |
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| He is known as the Father of History as well as the father of lies because he likes to exaggerated. he provides the earliest account of Sparta in the 5th Century. |
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