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Sparta
Spartan laws discouraged anything that would distract people from their disciplined military life. Sparta did not welcome visitors from other cities, and Spartans were not allowed to travel. The Spartans were not interested in other ways of life and did not want to bring new ideas to their polis. Sparta is on the Peloponnesus, a hilly, rocky area at the
southern end of the Greek peninsula. The Spartans conquered many people
in the region and forced them to work as slaves. They developed their
disciplined society because they were outnumbered by slaves, and needed
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Sparta
was a polis that valued physical courage, strength, and bravery in war.
The Spartans gave their complete loyalty to the polis. Seven-year-old
Spartan boys left their homes to train as soldiers in military camps.
Spartan men lived and trained together. When a man married, he would continue
to live with his fellow soldiers until he was about 30 years old. Both
men and women in Sparta participated in athletic contests to make them
strong.