What Made Sparta a Military Power?

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In five pages this paper examines the reasons why Sparta was the preeminent military power of its time, including devotion and civic duty to the polis, social structure, military culture, emphasis on equality, and shared moral values. The primary text considered is Plutarch’s The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, with Herodotus’ The Histories serving as a secondary text. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.