Facts About Ancient Sparta
- Sparta was founded by the Dorians
- They called their capital workers,"helots"
- The Spartan people wanted its young people to be fit
- Spartan girls were kept fit to one day become healthy mothers
- Theiir government discouraged foreign visitors
- The Spartans kept control over the helots for nearly 250 years
- The people of Sparta knew less about science and other subjects than the people of other Ancient Greek City-States
- The Spartan soldiers were especially swift and strong
- King Agesilaos said:
"The walls of Sparta were its young men, and its borders the points of their spears"