There is a reason Sparta is still known for their military dominates today. Sparta made up the formation called the phalanx. The phalanx consisted of a tight group of soldiers each holding a shield that interlocked with his neighbor’s, each man carrying a short sword and a thrusting spear. Sparta also focused on their military, the boys left their families at the age of seven to twenty-first year of training. The strengths of Sparta outweigh the weaknesses because they respected authority, they had an advanced military, and because the women were respected.
To begin, with the Spartans respected authority. In document it says, “The young men were required not only to respect their own fathers and to be obedient to them, but to have regard for all the older men.” How could Spartans be loyal to others if they didn’t respect authority? People should respect authority because now of days people go visit the elderly, and if we didn’t …show more content…
In document E it says “In the first place, he insisted on physical training for the female no less than for the male sex” The Spartans insisted the women on physical training such as wrestling, running, throwing the quoit, and casting the dart to help them give birth. He instituted races and trials of strength for women competitors as for men, believing that if both parents are strong they produce more vigorous offspring. Also, in order to encourage the good education of their youth, went so far back as to take into consideration their very conception at birth, by regulating their marriages. When all the men were away the women ran Sparta.
It is true that the killing of the children had some weak points. For example, the Spartans lashed kids with whips until one fell, and sometimes it goes to death. However, my three reasons listed above, they respected authority, they had an advanced military, and because the women were respected shows that in the end, the Spartan Strengths outweigh its