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Introduction to Ancient Greek History

Yale,, Fall 2007 , Prof. Donald Kagan

Updated On 02 Feb, 19

Overview

Introduction - The Dark Ages - The Rise of the Polis - The Greek - Sparta - The Rise of Athens - The Persian Wars - The Athenian Empire - Athenian Democracy - The Peloponnesian War - The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece - Twilight of the Polis - Twilight of the Polis (cont.) and Conclusion

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Lecture 9: Sparta (cont.)

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Lecture Details

Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)

In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the development and character of Sparta. He points out that in Sparta, the ethos of the polis was present to an extraordinary degree. Then he describes how this came about. In short, Professor Kagan argues that the Spartans were able to create a distinct military culture on account of their subjugation of the inhabitants of Messenia, who were forced to carry on the work of farming while the Spartans trained for war. Finally, Professor Kagan examines the education and training of the Spartan citizen as well as the constitution of Sparta.

0000 - Chapter 1. An Introduction to Sparta and Its Roots
2034 - Chapter 2. Understanding Spartan Slavery and Its Implications
2525 - Chapter 3. The Training and Education of a Spartan Boy
4313 - Chapter 4. Sameness, Contradiction and Inequality
4944 - Chapter 5. Womens Roles in Spartan Society
5748 - Chapter 6. The Importance of the Polis and Its Needs
010701 - Chapter 7. The Formal Spartan Constitution

Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website httpopen.yale.educourses

This course was recorded in Fall 2007.

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Sam

Excellent course helped me understand topic that i couldn't while attendinfg my college.

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Dembe

Great course. Thank you very much.

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