Lectures (Video)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Dark Ages
- 3. The Dark Ages II
- 4. The Rise of the Polis
- 5. The Rise of the Polis II
- 6. The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny
- 7. The Greek "Renaissance" - Colonization and Tyranny II
- 8. Sparta
- 9. Sparta II
- 10. The Rise of Athens
- 11. The Rise of Athens II
- 12. The Persian Wars
- 13. The Athenian Empire
- 14. The Athenian Empire II
- 15. Athenian Democracy
- 16. Athenian Democracy II
- 17. The Peloponnesian War, Part I
- 18. The Peloponnesian War, Part I (cont.)
- 19. The Peloponnesian War, Part II
- 20. The Peloponnesian War, Part II (cont.)
- 21. The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece
- 22. The Struggle for Hegemony in Fourth-Century Greece II
- 23. Twilight of the Polis
- 24. Twilight of the Polis II and Conclusion
Introduction to Ancient Greek History - Lecture 9
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Lecture 9 - Sparta II
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.
Prof. Donald Kagan
CLCV 205 Introduction to Ancient Greek History, Fall, 2007 (Yale University: Open Yale) http://oyc.yale.edu Date accessed: 2008-12-31 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
